Despite being the reigning South Asian champion, U.20 Bangladesh is not highly rated in this match. In the 4th minute, U.20 Vietnam players opened the score. Quoc Tu's cross from the left wing was cushioned by Minh Tien close to the goal and the ball hit the defender, changed direction and went into the net.
The U.20 Vietnam players maintained their dominance in the following minutes but did not create many clear opportunities due to many wrong passes. It was not until the 29th minute that the young Vietnamese players were able to increase the score from the opponent's mistake. Goalkeeper Mahin of the U.20 Bangladesh team fumbled the ball, then shot it off the foot of striker Minh Tien who was rushing towards them, causing the ball to bounce into the empty goal.
U.20 Vietnam players (white shirts) had a difficult match
However, after this goal, the U.20 Vietnam players suddenly slowed down and let the opponent shorten the score to 1-2 in the 41st minute when Nova made a beautiful header after a cross. Luckily, just 1 minute later, Quang Duyet received the rebounded ball in the middle and fired a powerful left-footed shot into the top corner of the U.20 Bangladesh goal, helping U20 Vietnam lead 3-1 before the break.
Quang Duyet (8) had a beautiful long-range shot
In the second half, U.20 Vietnam played slower so they did not create many opportunities. It was not until the 80th minute that U.20 Vietnam scored a goal to raise the score to 4-1. Captain Cong Phuong continued to show his ability when he had a clever low free kick that went around the opponent's wall, causing the U.20 Bangladesh goalkeeper to fall without time. This was also the final score of the match.
What is easy to see in this match is that the U.20 Vietnam players have not yet shown a coherent style of play. The players often have a lack of coordination in decisive situations. Even out of the 4 goals scored by the U.20 Vietnam team, 3 were from individual efforts, the remaining goal was given by the opponent. If they continue to play like this, U.20 Vietnam will find it difficult to make a difference against U.20 Syria, who are considered the strongest team in the group, in the final match.
Despite winning 4-1, U.20 Vietnam lost the top spot to U.20 Syria due to a lower goal difference despite having the same number of points. In the previous match, U.20 Syria had won Guam 10-1. Therefore, to secure a ticket to the 2025 AFC U.20 Championship finals, U.20 Vietnam must beat U.20 Syria in the final match (7:00 p.m. on September 29), otherwise they will have to compete for one of the 5 tickets for the second-placed teams with the best results (10 teams in total).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thang-dam-u20-bangladesh-nhung-u20-viet-nam-van-danh-mat-ngoi-dau-bang-185240927221037722.htm
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