Time's up!!! U23 Vietnam won 1-0 against U23 Indonesia for the third consecutive U23 Southeast Asian Championship - a historic milestone in this playground.
Minute 90+3: Le Van Ha enters the field to replace Dinh Bac.
The second half has 5 minutes of extra time.
Minute 84: U23 Indonesia took a free kick in the area near the penalty area but was unsuccessful. Before that, defender Vo Anh Quan fouled the opponent.
Minute 82: Midfielder Thai Son was sent onto the field to replace Xuan Bac.
Minute 77: Luckily, they stood on the U23 Vietnam side after a close-range shot by a U23 Indonesia player. Before that, there was a situation where the ball bounced in front of Trung Kien's goal.
Minute 74: Goalkeeper Trung Kien has just had a reasonable entrance to prevent the opponent's dangerous free kick.
Minute 69: U23 Vietnam adjusts personnel. Khuat Van Khang and Cong Phuong leave the field to make way for Van Thuan and Viktor Le.
Minute 61: Continuously approaching situations of U23 Indonesia. They are pushing up their formation to pressure the U23 Vietnam defense to retreat deep.
Minute 48: No!!! Khuat Van Khang had a chance to score, such as a shot that lost the spearhead, causing the ball to go wide.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. U23 Vietnam temporarily leads U23 Indonesia with a score of 1-0.
The first half has 3 minutes of extra time.
Minute 43: U23 Vietnam needs to be careful in the final minutes of the first half. Khuat Van Khang and his teammates need to maintain their advantage before the break.
Minute 37: GOAL!!! U23 Vietnam opened the score. From a corner kick, Ly Duc headed the ball twice against Khuat Van Khang, before Cong Phuong coolly finished into the Indonesian U23 net.
Minute 32: Center back Ly Duc received a yellow card. U23 Vietnam lost the ball, forcing the HAGL central defender to commit a foul, but his arm was a bit redundant.
Minute 29: Raven's rather slight cross-angle shot could not trouble goalkeeper Trung Kien. However, U23 Vietnam needs to be more careful when the players give in to each other in sensitive situations.
Minute 25: No goal!!! Dinh Bac took a corner kick for Van Truong to cross and head the ball but the ball unfortunately went wide of the post.
Minute 20: The first half of the match passed, U23 Vietnam attacked and shot more than the opponent but still could not bring home a goal.
Minute 13: After winning the ball, 4 players of U23 Vietnam chose the wrong position before Van Truong decided to shoot from a distance, sending the ball wide of the goal.
Minute 10: Khuat Van Khang was trampled by the opponent in an attack, but the referee did not issue any penalty. After checking VAR, the referee showed Rayhan Hanan a yellow card.
Minute 7: No! Dinh Bac crossed the ball inside, the Indonesian U23 defender broke it to Xuan Bac's feet but his shot was not accurate.
Minute 5: Danger!!! Raven headed the ball after a team-mate throw-in, fortunately for U23 Vietnam, the opposing player's touch was not too good.
20:00: The match begins.
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The final match of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament will witness a fateful competition between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia.
Having faced each other in the 2023 final, U23 Vietnam at that time overcame U23 Indonesia after a tense penalty shootout to win the championship. Two years later, both teams will head to the final match, promising an exciting and emotional rematch.
This is the third consecutive time U23 Vietnam has participated in a U23 Southeast Asian final. Previously, in the semi-finals, the "Golden Star Warriors" came back to win 2-1 against the U23 Philippines.
Being behind early, coach Kim Sang-sik's students still played calmly, until Dinh Bac and Xuan Bac took turns scoring to help the home team have the opportunity to complete the goal of defending the throne.
Meanwhile, U23 Indonesia faced many difficulties against U23 Thailand. After conceding a goal in the second half, the home team had to wait until the 84th minute to find an equalizer thanks to Jens Raven. The match continued into extra time and then a brain-weighing rotation series, where the young Indonesian players showed their mettle and won 7-6.
The upcoming clash between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia is not only the final match of the tournament, but also the place where the two leading teams in the region affirm their position in the regional arena.
