The second half ends. U17 Vietnam drew 0-0 with U17 Kyrgyzstan in the first match of the 2025 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers.
The second half has 5 minutes of injury time.
Minute 88: Alisherov took advantage of captain Viet Anh's mistake after a bad judgment, shot close to the goal but luckily there was no goal for U17 Kyrgyzstan.
Minute 85: Missed!!! Viet Anh passed the ball to Duc Duy to enter the penalty area, but once again his shot went wide.
Minute 72: Since the beginning of the second half, U17 Vietnam has missed at least 5 dangerous situations.
Minute 64: Van Duong entered the penalty area and fired a powerful shot, but the ball hit the Kyrgyzstan goalkeeper.
Minute 56: U17 Vietnam continues to miss opportunities.Starting from the goalkeeper's pass, Nguyen Luc skillfully crossed for Van Khanh to finish but the shot was too weak.
Minute 47: Missed!!! Nguyen Luc took a long shot from 25m away but the ball missed the post by a hair.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ends.U17 Vietnam and U17 Kyrgyzstan are temporarily tied with a score of 0-0.
Minute 42: U17 Vietnam still cannot break the deadlock. The home team controls the ball better but U17 Kyrgyzstan's shots are more dangerous.
Minute 33: U17 Kyrgyzstan were the ones who played better for about 2/3 of the last time. Meanwhile, U17 Vietnam started to make more bad passes.
Minute 23: Tan Dung's shot was unsuccessful, creating a dangerous counter-attack opportunity for U17 Kyrgyzstan. Fortunately, the ball went out of bounds after a long pass from the opponent.
Minute 17: Danger!!! Receiving a pass from his teammate, Alisherov escaped the U17 Vietnam defenders before shooting. Fortunately, the ball went wide of the goal.
Minute 14: U17 Vietnam is playing very confidently, competing fiercely in the midfield area but the coordination is not really good. Kyrgyzstan defenders are not afraid to commit fouls to block the home team's attacks.
Minute 6: U17 Vietnam just had a quick attack, but in two consecutive situations the players were unable to cause any trouble for the opponent's defense.
19:00: The match begins.
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Pre-match information
The Vietnam U17 team will face Kyrgyzstan U17 in the first match of the 2024 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers, taking place at 7:00 p.m. today (October 23) at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho.
That same morning, coach Cristiano Roland finalized the list of the U17 Vietnam team. Thai Hieu, Duc Nhat and Van Phuc are the three players who said goodbye to the team.
In the press conference before the tournament, Mr. Roland said: "We have prepared with 2 training sessions in China and Japan. With the support of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), we have the opportunity to prepare best for this tournament. This is not an easy group, the challenges are very difficult but the U17 Vietnam team will compete with all their might.
Group I is a difficult group, there is no difference in the quality of the teams. U17 Vietnam needs to do their best to have hope of moving on. I myself also have a lot of motivation to help my students improve."
In terms of expertise, the Brazilian coach has made many changes compared to his predecessor Tran Minh Chien, helping the team compete more scientifically and diversely. The main frame of U17 Vietnam includes Tan Dung, Hong Quang, Thai Hoa, Van Bach and Thien Phu...
In particular, the striker pair Van Bach and Thien Phu played an important role, while Thai Hoa played skillfully. In addition, Mr. Roland also had another strategic reserve player, Nguyen Le Quang Khoi, ready to enter the field to make a difference.
On the other side, U17 Kyrgyzstan has only qualified for the Asian tournament once in history in 2016. However, this time, head coach Igor Nikitin expressed his ambition to win a ticket to the next round with his students and went to Vietnam more than 10 days before the opening ceremony.
However, U17 Kyrgzystan is considered an unknown as there is not much information about this team, including the squad, tactics and playing style. Recently, they had a friendly match with U17 Hanoi and lost 2-3 to Kyrgzystan.
