On the afternoon of July 21, U19 Vietnam entered the second match, Group B, U19 Southeast Asia 2024 tournament against U19 Australia. In this match, the Southeast Asian Football Federation approved the request of the Vietnam Football Federation to allow the U19 Vietnam team to observe a minute of silence and wear mourning ribbons to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
After the disappointing draw with U19 Myanmar, coach Hua Hien Vinh made many adjustments in the U19 Vietnam starting lineup.
In a situation where they had to win, U19 Vietnam boldly played a duel with U19 Australia. However, while the players on the attack were playing quite well, Vietnam's U19 defense made mistakes. In the 19th minute, U19 Australia had a situation where they dropped the ball on the left wing, but Nguyen Mai Hoang cut the ball incorrectly. The kangaroos players quickly seized the opportunity to score the opening goal, Najdovski was the one who scored.
After the defeat, U19 Vietnam tried to attack. But before finding an equalizer, coach Hua Hien Vinh's players conceded again. In the 39th minute, Australia U19 had an impressive attack that ended with Najdovski scoring a goal.
Losing quickly by 2 goals in the first half, the psychology of Vietnam's U19 players was somewhat affected in the second half. Although Australia U19 did not attack too aggressively, they were too effective in finishing every time they had a chance. . The kangaroo team scored 4 goals in this match.
On the other side of the front line, U19 Vietnam, despite their best efforts, could only score 2 honorable goals thanks to Hoang Quang Dung and Bao Long.
In the end, U19 Vietnam received defeat with a score of 2-6. This loss makes it difficult for coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team to win tickets to pass the group stage.
U19 Vietnam certainly no longer has a chance to win first place in Group B. Winning tickets to continue as the second-best team in the group also becomes difficult when U19 Vietnam only has 1 point after 2 matches. .
