Time's up. U22 Vietnam drew with U22 China with a score of 1-1. Unfortunately, the "Golden Star Warriors" played very well in more than 2/3 of the match.
With this result, U22 Vietnam won 3rd place overall with 3 points after 3 draws. U22 China won the championship, U22 Korea won the runner-up position and ranked last in the group as U22 Uzbekistan.
The second half has 4 minutes of extra time.
Minute 88: U22 Vietnam's close coordination of the penalty area lacks accuracy. The time did not support Van Truong and his teammates.
Minute 78: No goal!!! Xuan Bac's free kick was very dangerous, then there was a situation where the ball bounced around but there was still no goal for U22 Vietnam.
Minute 73: Red card for Zhang Yixuan after a dangerous tackle. China U22 has only 10 players left on the field.
Minute 71: Goal!!! The score is 1-1. Aisikaer successfully took a penalty.
Minute 68: Referee awarded China U22 a penalty after Hong Phuc's foul on the opponent player.
Minute 65: Aisikaer of the Chinese U22 side took a direct free kick but there was no goal for the home team.
Minute 58: U22 Vietnam is still actively attacking with coordination situations from the middle, but the Chinese goalkeeper is playing with concentration.
Minute 50: U22 Vietnam is controlling the ball relatively stably, maintaining a good distance so that the opponent does not have any space to exploit.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. U22 Vietnam temporarily leads U22 China with a score of 1-0.
Minute 45: U22 Vietnam counterattacked quickly before Quoc Viet fell close to the penalty area due to the impact of the opponent, but the referee did not allow the away team to receive a direct free kick.
Minute 42: The U22 Vietnam defense is under pressure as China is attacking in a row in search of an equalizer.
Minute 31: Goal!!! U22 Vietnam opened the score. Quoc Viet fired a shot to the left, making it impossible for the Chinese U22 goalkeeper to block it. Before that, there was a skillful dribble and a delicate pass by Viktor Le.
Minute 28: Danger!!! Jiwen from the Chinese U22 side decided to shoot from a distance, the ball softly hit goalkeeper Van Binh's hand and hit the crossbar out.
Minute 25: Half of the first half has passed, the two teams are trying to coordinate to create dangerous situations but have not been able to cause difficulties for the opponent. The score is still 0-0.
Minute 17: Hieu Minh did not clear the ball well, creating an opportunity for Kuai Jiwen to finish but the shot could not trouble goalkeeper Cao Van Binh.
Minute 15: Anh Quan just had a situation to clear the danger for U22 Vietnam when the opponent was preparing to shoot from outside the penalty area.
Minute 10: Coach Dinh Hong Vinh's students are playing confidently despite great pressure from U22 China due to their coordination in the middle.
Minute 3: U22 Vietnam had the first attack. Viktor Le made an accurate pass to Anh Quan before he entered the penalty area and shot, but the home team's central defender was able to retreat to clear the ball.
6:35: The first half begins.
Lineup of the U22 Vietnam:
Cao Van Binh, Le Van Ha, Nguyen Hieu Minh, Nguyen Van Truong, Nguyen Quoc Viet, Viktor, Le, Nguyen Nhat Minh, Nguyen Phi Hoang, Nguyen Thai Quoc Cuong, Vo Anh Quan, Nguyen Hong Phuc.
Pre-match information
U22 Vietnam will have a match against U22 China in the final match of the 2025 CFA Team China friendly tournament.
In the first 2 matches, coach Dinh Hong Vinh and his team drew 1-1 with U22 Korea and 0-0 with U22 Uzbekistan respectively. This result helped U22 Vietnam temporarily rank second in the group, equal in points and goal difference with Uzbekistan but with a better goal difference.
It should also be added that U22 Vietnam had a pretty good performance when "knowing yourself, knowing us", choosing a reasonable playing style and achieving what they wanted against opponents who were rated stronger.
On the other side, U22 China leads the rankings with 4 points. The home team won 1-0 against U22 China and drew 0-0 with Uzbekistan.
Currently, U22 Vietnam has the opportunity to compete for the 2025 CFA Team China championship. In the earlier match, U22 Korea defeated U22 Uzbekistan with a score of 3-1. This means that if they win against China with any score, Viktor Le and his teammates will be crowned champion.
