Half-match ghost match to draw with U17 Yemen, U17 Vietnam passes Asian qualifiers

Vietnam U17 will meet Yemen U17 in the match that will decide the place to continue in the 2025 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers. Myanmar U17's victory over Kyrgyzstan U17 in the early match helped Vietnam U17 escape the disadvantageous situation. With the help of the team from the same Southeast Asian region, coach Cristiano Roland and his team only need to draw with Yemen U17 to continue.

Vietnam U17 conceded an early goal after more than 10 minutes of the match. From Nguyen Thai Hoa's fatal mistake in the middle of the field, Yemen U17 only needed 2 touches to score the opening goal.

U17 Vietnam conceded an early goal.

The home team responded well after conceding a goal. Coach Cristiano Roland's players pushed up their formation to play offensively, putting pressure on their opponents.

U17 Yemen also made a mistake. Taking advantage of the opponent goalkeeper's misjudgment, captain Le Huy Viet Anh shot the ball through 5 U17 Yemen players to equalize for U17 Vietnam in the 30th minute.

U17 Vietnam equalized.

Despite playing well in the first half, U17 Vietnam still made many careless mistakes. This was completely overcome in the second half, when coach Cristiano Roland instructed the players to play safely. U17 Yemen also played cautiously when the score was favorable.

The lack of attacking risk by both teams made the second half boring. Neither U17 Vietnam nor U17 Yemen created any dangerous chances. No more goals were scored and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

U17 Vietnam passed the Asian qualifiers.

Vietnam U17 ranked second in Group I of the 2025 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers, with 4 points and a +2 bonus compared to the other runners-up teams. Based on the current situation of the groups, Vietnam U17 is sure to be among the top 5 runners-up teams with the best results and qualify for the 2025 AFC U17 Championship finals.