Compared to the Ehime youth team in the first match, the Imabari club is rated higher in terms of expertise as it possesses many players with battle experience. Due to the influence of the weather with forecasts of possible rain and storms tomorrow (August 28), the match with Imabari FC was held 1 day earlier than originally planned.
In the match against Imabari, coach Hua Hien Vinh refreshed the starting lineup to continue testing personnel. In addition, the players on the bench will also be brought onto the field of play according to the progress of the match. The main goal set by the coaching staff for this match is to evaluate the ability of the team to operate and the adaptation of the players in the tactical diagrams.
Overall, the U20 Vietnamese players performed quite well in the coaching staff's requests throughout the two halves. U20 Vietnam's only loss to Imabari took place in the 5th minute, a time when the whole team still did not have the necessary stability and errors were easy to occur.
Before this match, the U20 Vietnam team had a visit and an audience with the Governor of Ehime Province. The meeting between the U20 Vietnam team and the Governor of Ehime Province took place in a very warm and intimate atmosphere.
On this occasion, Vice President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Nguyen Xuan Vu, on behalf of the VFF leadership, thanked the local organizing committee and the Governor personally for organizing a thoughtful welcome, support and creation. Favorable conditions for U20 Vietnam's training trip in Ehime.
According to plan, U20 Vietnam also has another practice match on August 30 with the student team of Matsuyama University. After that, the team will return home on September 1 to continue completing preparations for the 2025 Asian U20 qualifiers.
