Time's up. U22 Vietnam won 1-0 against host China U22 in the opening match of the 2025 Panda Cup.
The second half has 5 minutes of extra time.
Minute 86: U22 China is playing very urgently. In the final period of the match, U22 Vietnam needs to concentrate to the maximum, avoiding making mistakes like the previous matches with this opponent.
Minute 81: Goal!!! U22 Vietnam opened the score. Le Van Thuan dribbled the ball very skillfully before crossing inside but did not reach his teammate's feet. After that, the Chinese defender's bad clearance created an opportunity for Minh Phuc to finish close to the net.
Minute 75: In the past few minutes, U22 China has switched to playing more pro football. This is a huge challenge for the U22 Vietnam players.
Minute 70: No!!! Quoc Cuong cut the ball very well to create an opportunity to counterattack, but his cross for Ngoc My was too much.
Minute 60: U22 Vietnam has not been able to put significant pressure in the past few minutes. However, the defense is still doing a good job.
Minute 49: The ball bounced around in the Chinese penalty area but there was no goal for U22 Vietnam.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. U22 Vietnam and U22 China temporarily tied 0-0.
The first half has 2 minutes of extra time.
Minute 44: No goal!!! From Cong Phuong's cross, Thanh Nhan rushed in to finish diagonally but could not get past the Chinese U22 goalkeeper.
Minute 42: A good smash from Vietnam, but China retreated to their home field very deep to defend.
Minute 36: No!!! The ball was brought very close to the penalty area but the U22 Vietnam strikers could not take advantage of it successfully.
Minute 29: Goalkeeper Cao Van Binh just had a reasonable entrance to save the home team.
Minute 20: U22 Vietnam could not approach the home team's goal. The attacks are having difficulty.
Minute 16: Danger!!! Yusupu and Bohao launched two consecutive shots in the penalty area. However, Cao Van Binh made a reasonable save.
Minute 10: U22 Vietnam still holds the rhythm of the match well and waits for the opportunity to attack.
Minute 5: The pace of the match was quite fast. China U22 continuously puts great pressure.
6:35: The match begins.
The starting lineup of U22 Vietnam: Cao Van Binh, Ly Duc, Hieu Minh, Van Truong, Van Khang, Xuan Bac, Nhat Minh, Cong Phuong, Anh Quan, Thanh Nhan.
Pre-match information
In less than a month, the 33rd SEA Games will kick off. At this time, U22 Vietnam has gathered the strongest force. Participating in the international friendly tournament in China is an opportunity for coach Dinh Hong Vinh and his team to practice skills, tactics and evaluate the abilities of each player.
All three opponents in the tournament are of high level, even surpassing U22 Vietnam. Therefore, this is an opportunity for the team to rub shoulders, accumulate experience, and at the same time help the coaching staff have a clearer view in advising captain Kim Sang-sik on the optimal lineup selection.
Because V.League had just stopped 2 days ago, the players of Hanoi, Hanoi Police and Ha Tinh gathered later. However, the lack of preparation time is not a big problem, because most of the players such as Van Khang, Hieu Minh, Quoc Viet, Phi Hoang, Thai Son, Van Thuan... have practiced together many times and have experience competing internationally.
U22 Vietnam's opponent is a team with a superior physical and physique foundation. U22 China under the leadership of Mr. Antonio Puche Vicente regularly participates in friendly matches to improve their skills.
Although they do not have the strongest squad in this training session, they still have many quality young players such as midfielder Wang Bohao playing in the Netherlands or striker Behram Abduweli, 1m88 tall.
This will be an important test for coach Dinh Hong Vinh to find a solution to deal with the opponent's aggressive playing style and strength.
