Southeast Asian newspaper talks about the strength of U23 Vietnam after the victory over U23 Kuwait

(Dan Tri) - Newspapers in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia all praised the strength of U23 Vietnam after their victory over U23 Kuwait in the opening match of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup.

Vietnam U23 had a smooth start in the U23 Asian Cup when they won 3-1 against Kuwait U23 in the opening match. This result helped coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team temporarily top the group with the same 3 points as Uzbekistan U23 but with a better goal difference.

U23 Vietnam took advantage of the opportunity to win against U23 Kuwait (Photo: VFF).

In general, the Southeast Asian press had positive comments about U23 Vietnam in the match against U23 Kuwait. Bola.Okezone (Indonesia) praised: "Coach Hoang Anh Tuan arranged a reasonable playing style against U23 Kuwait. He made three consecutive substitutions after the break and helped U23 Vietnam completely control the game in the second half". CNN Indonesia said that U23 Vietnam took advantage of the opportunity to end the fate of U23 Kuwait. Similarly, Bola also said that coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team played more impressively than U23 Kuwait and deserved to win. Siam Sport (Thailand) commented: "U23 Vietnam took advantage of goalkeeper Abdulrahman Marzouq's mistake to win. Before that, the two teams were only playing with 10 men when Ibraheem Kameel and Ngoc Thang received red cards in the first half". Ball Thai wrote: "U23 Vietnam has risen to the top of Group D after the first round of matches. However, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team still has many points to overcome. The mistake that led to Ngoc Thang's red card at the end of the first half is an example.

Ngoc Thang was criticized for pulling someone and was sent off the field (Screenshot).

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan also emphasized that he was not satisfied with the performance of U23 Vietnam in this match. The team did not play as well as they should. Besides, he asked the whole team to show more enthusiasm." Stadiumastro (Malaysia) emphasized: "Putting Bui Vi Hao on the field was the right decision of Coach Hoang Anh Tuan. This player is agile and sharp enough to punish the mistakes of U23 Kuwait. The match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Malaysia taking place on April 20 will decide the fate of the two teams." U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Malaysia in the second match taking place at 20:00 on April 20. If they win this match (plus U23 Uzbekistan does not lose to U23 Kuwait), U23 Vietnam will win a ticket to continue in Group D. This is a great motivation for Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team.

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