On the afternoon of July 19, the U23 Vietnam team had their opening match against U23 Laos in Group B of the 2025 U23 Southeast Asian Championship. In the first half, U23 Vietnam scored an early opening goal in the 12th minute from Khuat Van Khang.
After that, coach Kim Sang-sik's students encountered many difficulties in the face of the solid defensive play of U23 Laos.
However, by the second half of the second half, U23 Vietnam played more explosively. Center back Hieu Minh scored a double goal to help the home team win 3-0 overall.
With this result, U23 Vietnam temporarily rose to the top of the Group B rankings with 3 points (number factor +3).
In addition, the second place in the group belongs to U23 Cambodia with 1 point (number 0). They have only played 1 match with a 1-1 draw with U23 Laos in the opening match.
Meanwhile, the team from the land of the million elephants also has 1 point after 2 matches, but temporarily ranked at the bottom of the table due to a lower goal difference than Cambodia (-3 compared to 0).
