Chinese newspaper was surprised to see U22 Vietnam almost beat Korea

On the afternoon of March 20, U22 Vietnam had their opening match at the CFA Team China 2025 international friendly tournament against U22 Korea.

Facing an opponent that was considered superior, U22 Vietnam played confidently and got a 1-1 draw.

It is worth mentioning that in this match, the red team took the lead right at the beginning of the second half thanks to Thanh Nhan.

Meanwhile, it was not until the second half's injury time that U22 Korea found the equalizer.

After witnessing the impressive performance of U22 Vietnam, Baidu (China) newspaper was very surprised.

“In theory, U22 Korea is stronger than U22 Vietnam because they have many players who participated in the 2023 U20 World Cup, where U20 Korea won fourth place.

Before the match, more than 80% of fans thought that U22 Korea would defeat U22 Vietnam. However, U22 Vietnam was the team that scored first. It was not until they conceded a goal that U22 Korea woke up and attacked.

However, facing the iron-clad defense of U22 Vietnam, U22 Korea had difficulty finding an equalizer.

It was not until the 90+1 minute that U22 Korea could equalize the score. The final 1-1 draw was a big surprise. U22 Vietnam showed its strength. Meanwhile, U22 Korea fell into a difficult situation," the Chinese newspaper emphasized.

After the match with U22 Korea, coach Dinh Hong Vinh and his team will have 3 more days to prepare for the match with U22 Uzbekistan (March 23).