Korean newspaper surprised when home team almost lost to U22 Vietnam

In the opening match of the friendly tournament in China, the U22 Vietnam team drew 1-1 with the U22 Korea team. Thanh Nhan opened the score for U22 Vietnam in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, in the 90+1 minute, Jeong Jae Sang equalized for U22 Korea.

News 1 admits that U22 Korea was lucky to draw with U22 Vietnam (Photo: YCNews).

This is a commendable match for coach Dinh Hong Vinh and his team when they withstood the terrible pressure of U22 Korea. Remember, the core of the Korean team participating in this tournament is the U20 team that won 4th place at the U20 World Cup in 2023.

The Korean press admitted that the home team was lucky to draw with U22 Vietnam. News 1 commented: "U22 Korea was lucky to avoid defeat when they drew 1-1 with U22 Vietnam in the opening match of the friendly tournament in China.

U22 Vietnam played resiliently under the pressure of U22 Korea in this match. They even surprised everyone by scoring the opening goal in the 53rd minute. U22 Korea was lucky to equalize in the 90+1 minute thanks to Jeong Jae Sang.

Notably, the U22 Korean team participated in this tournament without a head coach. Instead, the three assistants Lee Chang Hyun, Jo Se Kwon and Kim Dae Hwan together led the team.

U22 Vietnam had a resilient match against a stronger opponent (Photo: YCNews).

This is a friendly match for U22 Korea before the qualifying round of the U23 Asian Cup in September. After the draw with U22 Vietnam, U22 Korea has two more matches with U22 China and U22 Uzbekistan.

Meanwhile, U22 Vietnam also considers the friendly tournament in Yancheng (Jiangsu, China) a valuable opportunity to compete before two important tournaments in 2025: the qualifying round of the U23 Asian Cup and the 33rd SEA Games.

In the second match, U22 Vietnam will face another very strong opponent, U22 Uzbekistan, at 6:35 p.m. on March 23. After the first match, all 4 teams have 1 point. Host U22 China drew 0-0 with U22 Uzbekistan in the remaining match.

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