Vietnam U19 national team take 3rd place in this tournament after winning Thailand u19 national team with a score of 5-3 on penalties after tied 1-1 in regular time in the AFF U19 Championship 2022 Third Place Final at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi.
At the beginning of the game Thailand appeared dominant with more pressure. The Young War Elephant team managed to get a number of opportunities to create goals.
Thailand’s best chance came in the 24th minute through Phanthamit Prapun’s shot.
Phantphamit, who was already standing free in the Vietnam penalty box, was able to rub the opposing goalkeeper and then fired. Unfortunately his shot just hit the goal post Vietnam.
But entering the 35th minute Vietnam began to find its best game and took over the game. While Thailand tends to wait more in the defense area and launch attacks through counter attacks.
Vietnam got the best chance in the 40th minute through Nguyen Van Truong’s shot. The player with the number 14 back has actually won an aerial duel with the Thai goalkeeper. Unfortunately the final settlement was still less than perfect and bounced over the opponent’s crossbar.
But in the 42nd minute Thailand actually managed to break the deadlock through Sittha Boonlha’s goal after taking advantage of the chaos in the Vietnam penalty box after a free kick moment.
At the start of the second half Thailand took the initiative to improve possession. While Vietnam is more waiting and then attack through a counter attack.
In the 52nd minute, Vietnam gave a threat to Thailand through Nguyen Anh Tu’s hard kick from the right side of the attack. However, Nguyen Anh Tu’s hard kick was blocked by Thai goalkeeper Chommaphat Boonloet.
One minute later or in the 53rd minute, Vietnam’s attack finally paid off. Vietnam striker Nguyen Quoc Viet managed to score an equalizer after escaping the offside trap. With a cool Nguyen Quoc Viet was able to release a plesing kick that outwit Thailand goalkeeper Chommaphat Boonloet.
Entering the 70th minute the game got tighter. Both teams are increasingly difficult to send feedback, especially in midfield because of the pressing game applied by both teams.
In contrast to the duel in the final match of Group A where both teams lowered the tempo after a 1-1 draw since the 75th minute. In the match for the third place this time, both teams played hard and attacked each other to score goals.
At the end of the match Vietnam tried to threaten the Thai goal through Nguyen Van Truong’s hard kick from outside the penalty box. But his shot was still slightly bounced over the Thai crossbar.
On the other hand, Thailand’s attack also endangered Vietnam’s goal through Nithiphon Wongpanya’s shot from inside the Vietnam penalty box. But his shot can still be blocked by the Vietnamese goalkeeper.
Until the second half ended no additional goals were able to be created, Vietnam vs Thailand ended 1-1 in the second half and the match was forced to proceed to the penalty shootout.
and during the penalty shootout It is on the Vietnamese side that is more accurate. Defeated with a score of 5-3, grabbed the 3rd place successfully.
Credit Photo : FA Thailand
