In the opening match of the 2024 Southeast Asia U19 Championship , Vietnam U19 team held Myanmar U19 to a draw with a score of 1-1. The opponent scored in the 59th minute, but substitute Quang Dung scored in the 69th minute to retain 1 point for U19 Vietnam.
Speaking after the match, coach Hua Hien Vinh said: "U19 Vietnam's goal is to try to win 3 points but that's football. We didn't have a favorable result in the first match. But that's not the case. This means U19 Vietnam's path to the semi-finals is gone. We still have U19 Australia and U19 Laos. We will talk to the players and find a plan for the next two matches."
Mr. Hua Hien Vinh said: "When preparing for the last match, the players were very excited. But when entering the first half, a few positions were tense and did not play well. When entering the second half, I had Adjustment and U19 Vietnam played better. They created more scoring opportunities.
Regarding fighting tactics, I want the players to take advantage of the 24m area from the goal. I encourage my students to boldly shoot long distance. Quang Dung scored a goal from such a scenario. At the end of the match, U19 Vietnam had a good shot from distance but the referee caught it offside.
Besides, the head coach of U19 Vietnam also frankly shared that in the last match, the referee made some mistakes but that is normal in football. Mr. Vinh hopes the referees will control the next match better.
For his part, Quang Dung - the best player in the match shared: "The whole team played well but was not lucky enough to win. I would like to thank the U19 Vietnam coaching staff for creating conditions to enter the field. Toan The team will try to win 3 points in the next match to strive towards the semi-finals.
I feel very happy because I scored a goal to help U19 Vietnam get 1 point. Thank you fans for cheering for the whole team today."
