U22 Vietnam suffers from injury

Bui Vi Hao in the Vietnamese national team jersey - Photo: HOANG TUNG

Bui Vi Hao missed SEA Games 33?

Vi Hao is the U22 player who played the most in the recent Vietnam national team. At the ASEAN Cup 2024, Vi Hao scored and helped the Vietnam team win the championship. At the FIFA Days in March, Vi Hao replaced Quang Hai in the second half of the friendly match against Cambodia 2-1.

Returning to B.Binh Duong Club, Vi Hao was injured during a training session preparing for the match against Phu Dong Ninh Binh Club at Go Dau Stadium in the quarter-finals of the 2024 - 2025 National Cup. The injury was initially diagnosed as a sprained ankle, requiring only 2-3 weeks of rest to recover.

"I am very worried about Hao's injury. I hope Hao's injury is the least serious. As for the most serious situation, I dare not say," said coach Nguyen Cong Manh before Vi Hao went for an MRI scan for accurate results. But the MRI scan results on the morning of March 31 shocked Vi Hao and the coaching staff of B.Binh Duong Club because he had a torn ankle ligament, and it is expected to take 6-8 months to recover.

B.Binh Duong Club doctor Dang Hieu Hao said that some injuries involving the collateral ligament of the ankle do not require surgery. However, Vi Hao suffered a major ligament tear in his ankle and had to have surgery.

Doctor Hieu Hao shared: "This week, Vi Hao will have surgery after completing the procedures. This is an injury similar to a knee ligament, so it will take him 6-8 months to recover."

This is bad news for coach Kim Sang Sik. That is because if Vi Hao recovers early after 6 months, he will not be able to participate in the 2026 U23 Asian Cup qualifiers in September. If he recovers after 8 months, Vi Hao will also have difficulty reaching his best physical condition for the 33rd SEA Games at the end of the year.

Previously, the left wing of the Vietnam U22 team also suffered a loss when striker Nguyen Dinh Bac had to rest for at least 3 months due to a broken little toe during the Vietnam U22 team's training session at the FIFA Days in March.

Breathe a sigh of relief with Ly Duc

The Vietnam U22 team was undefeated at the recent CFA China Team 2025 U22 International Friendly Tournament in China. After 3 matches, the Vietnam U22 team under the leadership of interim head coach Dinh Hong Vinh only conceded 2 goals against the U22 Korea and U22 China teams. This shows that the Vietnam U22 team has a pretty good defense.

But that is not the best defense without the presence of 22-year-old center back Pham Ly Duc who was called up to the Vietnam national team. Although he did not play in the friendly match against Cambodia and against Laos in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, Ly Duc showed that coach Kim Sang Sik will nurture him to become a pillar of the Vietnam U22 team at the 33rd SEA Games.

Therefore, the injury Ly Duc suffered in the match where Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost to The Cong - Viettel in the quarter-finals of the 2024 - 2025 National Cup also made coach Kim Sang Sik quite worried. This 1m82 tall center back had to move around in a wheelchair after the match. However, the MRI scan results yesterday (March 31) made coach Kim Sang Sik breathe a sigh of relief because Ly Duc is expected to only take about 1 month to recover.

Injuries of the U22 Vietnam players are causing coach Kim Sang Sik a lot of worry during the preparation for the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games. As the 2024-2025 V-League is about to return this weekend, perhaps Mr. Kim is hoping not to receive any more injury news from the U22 Vietnam players.

Although the 33rd SEA Games is still far away, coach Kim Sang Sik is not happy when seeing the pillars of the Vietnam U22 team suffer serious injuries before and after the quarter-finals of the 2024-2025 National Cup last weekend.

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