On the afternoon of December 6, U22 Laos faced U22 Malaysia in Group B of the 33rd SEA Games.
The team from the land of a million elephants scored an early opening goal in the 4th minute. However, mistakes in the defense caused them to continuously concede. U22 Malaysia scored 4 consecutive goals to come back to defeat their opponent 4-1.
Previously, in the opening match, U22 Vietnam won 2-1 against U22 Laos with a double from Nguyen Dinh Bac. This score could not reassure fans, but helped coach Kim Sang-sik's team get 3 full points.
With the above results, up to now, U22 Malaysia is temporarily leading Group B with 3 points, equal to U22 Vietnam but with a better goal difference (+3 compared to +1). Meanwhile, U22 Laos was officially eliminated from the 33rd SEA Games after 2 consecutive losses.
This situation puts U22 Vietnam in a difficult position. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team must beat U22 Malaysia to win a ticket to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the opponent only needs a draw to automatically participate in the knockout round and have a chance to advance to the final.
The decisive match between U22 Vietnam and U22 Malaysia will take place at 4:00 p.m. on December 11.
