Vietnam U23 national team advanced to the semi-finals as group winners after beating Timor-Leste U23 national team with a score of 2-0 in the men’s football. At the 2021 SEA Games, group stage, Group A at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho.
Right in the 3rd minute of the match, U23 Vietnam created a dangerous opportunity. Huynh Cong To confidently broke through and launched a shot from a distance, but the ball went higher than the goal. In the 17th minute, Nguyen Van Tung had a skillful ball handling phase in the penalty area before turning to finish very tight. However, U23 goalkeeper Timor Leste flew to a successful save.
In the 32nd minute, U23 Vietnam had another dangerous situation when from a very dangerous ball, U23 goalkeeper Timor Leste flew to save the ball and accidentally hit Ho Thanh Minh’s leg but did not go into the net. The first 45 minutes ended with a score of 0-0, reflecting the stalemate of Vietnam’s U23 attack.
At the beginning of the second half, Coach Park Hang Seo made two changes when Dung Quang Nho and Le Van Xuan were introduced to the field. Our playstyle also became much brighter than in the first half. At 52 minutes, the deadlock of the match was cleared. The scorer was striker Nguyen Van Tung after a high header situation.
By the 64th minute, the score was increased to 2-0 for U23 Vietnam. Again, from a high ball, Le Van Xuan took a corner on the left and Ho Thanh Minh jumped to head the net U23 Timor Leste. In the remaining minutes of the match, U23 Vietnam completely dominated the game. Coach Park Hang Seo even threw Hung Dung and Tien Linh into the field to help him maintain the feeling of the ball.
However, U23 Vietnam did not have any more goals despite having added one more time to put the ball into the opponent’s net, but it was not recognized due to a Vietnamese error. Gently defeating U23 Timor Leste, coach Park Hang Seo’s teachers and students officially entered the semi-finals of the 31st SEA Games as the first place in Group A. After the last match in Group B on May 16, their opponents will be determined. We are in round 4 of the strongest team.
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