There are 6 minutes of extra time in the second half.
Minute 85: GOAL! Sy Bach scored a superb goal to equalize 2-2 for U16 Vietnam. He fired a shot from a very narrow angle from outside the penalty area with an unimaginable trajectory that the Chinese goalkeeper could not resist.
Minute 81: Zhang Bolin just finished from a distance, sending the ball over the goal of U16 Vietnam.
Minute 73: Nguyen Van Duong faces the goal but shoots the ball against the Chinese U16 goalkeeper.
Minute 68: Despite playing with one more player, U16 Vietnam continuously faced dangerous attacks from the opponent.
Minute 61: China U16 has only 10 players left on the field after Zhang Junhao received a red card for a dangerous foul.
Minute 55: U16 Vietnam is still trying to coordinate to find opportunities.
Minute 47: Goal!!! U16 Vietnam shortened the score to 1-2. From Nguyen Luc's free kick, Dai Nhan headed the ball into the Chinese U16 net.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. U16 China temporarily leads U16 Vietnam with a score of 2-0.
Minute 43: U16 Vietnam still lacks accuracy in the final stages. Recently, Quang Hung tried to accelerate and shoot but could not get past the Chinese defense.
Minute 32: No goal!!! From a very good opening by his teammate, Hoang Viet skillfully entered the penalty area and shot diagonally but the ball went over the bar.
Minute 24: Continuing a stormy situation in front of goalkeeper Xuan Hoa's goal after the opponent's direct free kick, fortunately Anh Hoa broke the ball out.
Minute 17: GOAL! The score is 2-0 for China U16. The home team continued to coordinate smoothly from midfield before Wan Xiang taped the ball into the net from close range. After only 4 minutes, U16 Vietnam conceded 2 quick goals.
Minute 13: GOAL! China U16 opened the score. From a very good coordination, Kuang Zhaolei crossed the ball accurately for Liang Shiyu to rush in and finish with a beautiful one-touch shot that defeated the U16 Vietnam goalkeeper.
Minute 12: U16 Vietnam almost conceded a goal. Fortunately, the defenders managed to clear the ball right in front of the goal.
Minute 7: Quang Hung escaped down very quickly and shot strongly but the ball unfortunately went out.
Minute 5: In the past few minutes, U16 Vietnam has had more possession and created some situations to attack the left wing but could not get close to the opponent's goal.
6:35: The first half begins.
The starting lineup of U16 Vietnam: Xuan Hoa, Manh Cuong, Dang Khoa, Hoang Viet, Quang Hung, Dai Nhan, Nguyen Luc, Van Duong, Anh Hao, Trong Phong, Duy Khang.
Pre-match information
U16 Vietnam will face the host team U16 China in the second round of the 2025 CFA Team China U16 International Friendly Tournament.
Previously, in the opening match, coach Cristiano Roland and his team lost 1-2 to U16 Australia. This is a regrettable result for U16 Vietnam even though the players played quite well.
The scorer opened the scoring for "The Golden Star Warriors is Dai Nhan, but then let the opponent score 2 consecutive goals in the 75th and 76th minutes to come back to win.
After this match, U16 Vietnam also needs to improve many things, including taking advantage of opportunities, handling the ball in the penalty area and being confident against opponents.
On the other side, U16 China defeated U16 Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the opening match. This is the motivation for the home team to continue looking forward to the match against U16 Vietnam
In addition, this victory also proves the strength and uniformity of China U16. They have good basic physical strength and technique. Therefore, coach Roland and his students need to have a reasonable countermeasure.
