Coach Hoanh Anh Tuan was touched by the meaningful gesture of the U23 Vietnam players.

U23 Vietnam 1-0 U23 Yemen.

" I couldn't help but be moved by the image of Khuat Van Khang and Phan Tuan Tai coming to encourage a U23 Yemen player who was sobbing because of losing the match ," Coach Hoang Anh Tuan expressed when witnessing the above incident.

After the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Yemen ended, many away team players collapsed on the field, covering their faces and sobbing. The disappointment of the West Asian players was understandable as they had not played badly, even creating some dangerous opportunities towards goalkeeper Van Viet's goal.

Meanwhile, the Yemen U23 defense maintained their concentration throughout the 80 minutes of the match. But a moment of carelessness at the end made them pay the price. Bui Vi Hao headed home from close range from Khuat Van Khang's corner kick.

Khuat Van Khang and Phan Tuan Tai encourage Yemen U23 players.

This defeat caused U23 Yemen to lose the chance to qualify directly for the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals, as U23 Vietnam had 3 more points and an advantage in head-to-head record. At this point, they only have a chance through the place of one of the 4 second-placed teams with the best record.

" For young players, losing a match means almost being eliminated from the 2024 U23 Asia Championship, which is a great pain. Those tears are beautiful, as beautiful as Khang's actions. I always encourage my students to behave beautifully and play beautiful football no matter what the circumstances are ," coach Hoang Anh Tuan wrote.

The coach from Khanh Hoa also praised the players who came on in the second half. These were the factors that created the turning point of the match. Coach Troussier himself admitted this, and called them "the group of players who finished the match".

" From a personal perspective, as a teacher who directly taught and followed the players, I am very happy that Khuat Van Khang, Luong Duy Cuong, and Bui Vi Hao, even though they came on as substitutes, showed their abilities and values to help the U23 team win. I also praised goalkeeper Van Viet, who returned from the Southeast Asian U23 Championship. He quickly integrated with the players and played very maturely and confidently against the U23 Yemen team ," coach Hoang Anh Tuan commented.

With 6 points, U23 Vietnam has a place in the 2024 U23 Asian Cup finals. The final match with U23 Singapore is considered a formality. Coach Troussier said he will create conditions for players who rarely play to play in this match.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan will welcome 11 players from the Vietnam U23 team to the Vietnam Olympic team to prepare for the 19th ASIAD at the end of this month.

Watch live and complete matches of the Vietnam U23 team on FPT Play at https://fptplay.vn/ or Watch live and complete matches of the Vietnam National Team on FPT Play at https://fptplay.vn/

Van Hai

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