Time's up. U22 Vietnam drew with U22 Korea in the opening match of the 2025 CFA Team China friendly tournament.
Minute 90: Goal!!! U22 Korea equalized 1-1 in the final official minute of the match, thanks to a goal by Jeong Jaesang. The moment of losing focus made U22 Vietnam pay the price.
Minute 85: The match score is still 1-0, U22 Vietnam is playing well and maintaining the game.
Minute 74: Ho Van Cuong and Nguyen Quang Vinh were sent onto the field. After more than 70 minutes of the match, the Vietnam team had a total of 5 shots on target and this number for U22 Korea is 4.
Minute 66: U22 Vietnam played enthusiastically after the opening goal. The defense also played with focused football to prevent the opponent's attacks.
Minute 59: U22 Korea launched 4 substitutions to launch an attack, looking for an equalizer.
Minute 51: Goal!!! Thanh Nhan scored the opening goal of the match for U22 Vietnam. Before that, Quoc Viet crossed, the Korean U22 goalkeeper tried to block but Thanh Nhan had a beautiful close-range shot.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. U22 Vietnam and U22 Korea temporarily tied with a score of 0-0.
Minute 44: In the final minutes of the first half, U22 Vietnam continued to counterattack and launched dangerous shots. Although the Korean opponent has better physique, physical strength and technique, the Vietnamese players are still very confident and do not lose the game.
Minute 35: The score was 0-0 after more than half of the first half. U22 Vietnam is still trying to coordinate more smoothly.
Minute 27: Xuan Bac committed a foul and received a penalty card. U22 Korea was awarded a free kick but the ball went over the crossbar.
Minute 25: Thanh Nhan's long-range shot was very dangerous but the U22 Korean goalkeeper excellently flew to save the goal.
Minute 20: From a very good long pass over the line by Hieu Minh, Quoc Viet escaped and shot into the net of U22 Korea but the referees awarded an offside penalty.
Minute 15: The U22 Korean player just had a dangerous shot in the penalty area but goalkeeper Cao Van Binh successfully blocked it.
Minute 8: U22 Vietnam competes in white. The players are trying to deploy their playing style and control the ball, despite facing great pressure from the opponent.
14:30: The match begins.
Starting lineup:
The starting lineup of U22 Vietnam: Goalkeeper Cao Van Binh (1), Le Van Ha (2), Nguyen Hieu Minh 4, Nguyen Thanh Nhan (7), Nguyen Van Truong (8), Nguyen Quoc Viet, (9), Viktor Le (11), Nguyen Xuan Bac (12), Nguyen Nhat Minh (16), Nguyen Phi Hoang (17), Nguyen Hong Phuc 24.
Lineup for the U22 Korea U22 team: Choi Seokhyun (3), Hwang intaek 4, Lee Jungyu (7), Kim Juchan (10), Son Seungbeom (11), Hwang Doyun (14), Kim Jeonghyeon (16), Jeong Jaesang (18), Lim Junsub (23), Cha Junyoung (25), Choi Woo-jin (26).
Pre-match information
The U22 Vietnam team will officially enter the 2025 CFA Team China friendly tournament with a match against U22 Korea in the opening match.
At this tournament, head coach Dinh Hong Vinh brought 25 players. Basically, U22 Vietnam ensures the best squad in this training session with some key players such as Van Truong, Nhat Minh, Quoc Viet, Manh Hung, Thanh Nhan, Tung Han, Le Phat, Nguyen Tan...
Notably, there are two overseas Vietnamese players Viktor Le and Andrej An Khanh. They have integrated quite well with their teammates and have had a stable performance in recent times.
Before the tournament, coach Dinh Hong Vinh shared: "This is still an experimental training session, so U22 Vietnam will try to show themselves at the CFA Team China tournament.
Through the performances of the players, the coaching staff will evaluate and select good faces for the next training sessions. The destination of U22 Vietnam is the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games taking place at the end of the year".
On the other side, U22 Korea also brought their strongest squad to China. This is an important force that this team is preparing for the upcoming Asian tournament.
These include Baek Jong Beom, Moon Hyun Ho, Cho Hyun Taek, Byeon Jun Soo, Hwang In Taek, Park Chang Woo, Kang Sang Yoon, Lee Seung Won...
