U23 Vietnam is the only team to enter the semi-finals of the 2025 U23 Southeast Asian Championship with an absolute score. The ability to take advantage of situations from corner kicks in particular and high balls in general is a big plus in the 2 victories against U23 Laos and U23 Cambodia.
The dynamism of Phi Hoang, Van Truong, Quoc Viet, Dinh Bac and the vision from Van Khang helped U23 Vietnam create notable opportunities to play in the opponent's half.
In parallel with the plus points, U23 Vietnam still has some limitations. The player's conversion of opportunities into goals is not good. The match against U23 Philippines is an opportunity for U23 Vietnam to solve professional problems and win a ticket to the final.
Compared to U23 Indonesia, U23 Philippines is a lighter opponent. But Van Truong, Thai Son and their teammates are not necessarily subjective towards this team.
At the pre-match press conference, Mr. Kim highly appreciated the Philippines' ability to defend against the attack. This piece was shown very effectively in the 2-0 victory over U23 Malaysia in the first round of the group stage.
It should be added that although U23 Philippines is the team with the lowest average number of shots in a match among the 4 teams entering the semi-finals (9 times/match), they take advantage of the opportunity most effectively.
The proof is that the goal conversion rate of this team is up to 48%, which is 4 times higher than U23 Vietnam.
The match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Philippines takes place at 4:00 p.m. today (July 25-) and will be broadcast live on FPT Play.
Live link:
https://fptplay.vn/su-kien/u23-viet-nam-u23-philippines-688 198fdabb6c8017c086e80?event=event&type=highlight
