Time's up! U23 Vietnam ended the opening match of Group C of the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers with a 2-0 victory over U23 Bangladesh.
Minute 90+3: U23 Vietnam shot again at the crossbar, this time by Phi Hoang with a shot right at the crossbar of 16m50.
Minute 90+2: U23 Bangladesh tried to approach the goal of U23 Vietnam but could not get past the home team's solid defense.
Minute 90: The second half has 4 minutes of extra time.
Minute 89: U23 Vietnam played excitedly after the double goal. Khuat Van Khang continued to be denied a goal by goalkeeper prabon.
Minute 83: GOAL!!! U23 Vietnam scored after a series of missed opportunities. Viktor Le successfully finished after a corner kick by his team, putting U23 Vietnam ahead 2-0.
Minute 77: Danger!! U23 Vietnam is continuously missing opportunities. After Quoc Viet's unsuccessful shot, Viktor Le had a chance to shoot close to the goal but the ball hit the crossbar.
Minute 72: U23 Bangladesh is constantly lying on the field. The away team's players are showing signs of fatigue as they have to defend against the attacks of U23 Vietnam.
Minute 66: U23 Vietnam adjusts personnel. Thai Son was sent onto the field to replace Van Truong.
Minute 63: Spring is again! Player No. 12 of U23 Vietnam continues to finish from a distance. The ball went dangerously diagonally, forcing the U23 Bangladesh goalkeeper to struggle to block it.
Minute 59: No goal! Xuan Bac received the ball from Phi Hoang and then shot with a one-touch shot right at the 16m50 line, the ball went straight but did not hit the target.
Minute 58: Coach Kim Sang-sik adjusted personnel to improve the strength of the attack when Quoc Viet, Khuat Van Khang and Viktor Le were sent onto the field.
Minute 50: U23 Bangladesh is pushing the formation up quite high. Meanwhile, coach Kim Sang-sik also asked the U23 Vietnam players to play deep to protect the safety of goalkeeper Trung Kien's goal.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended.U23 Vietnam temporarily leads Bangladesh with a score of 1-0.
Minute 45+1: Another chance passed.Ngoc My dribbled and passed the ball to Dinh Bac right in front of the goal but the striker could not touch the ball.
The first half has 2 minutes of extra time.
Minute 38: No!U23 Vietnam coordinated very well on the left wing but Ngoc My could not take advantage to launch a dangerous shot.
Minute 31: U23 Bangladesh is trying to coordinate and push up more but has not been able to overcome the home team's solid defense.
Minute 24: Danger! U23 Bangladesh had an empty escape right in front of the penalty area, fortunately the Vietnamese defender successfully blocked the ball.
Minute 16: GOAL!!! U23 Vietnam opened the score. From a pass from his teammate, Ngoc My escaped and scored an empty goal.
Minute 9: No goal!!! Ngoc My sloped the ball towards the end of the field, past the opposing defenders, but the shooting angle was too narrow for him to put the ball into the net.
Minute 6: Two consecutive dangerous situations that U23 Vietnam created in front of the Bangladesh goal. However, the home team ended up sending the ball over the bar.
Minute 4: U23 Vietnam put pressure on the opponent early and got the first corner kick. The players also need to take advantage of certain opportunities.
19:01: The match begins.
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Starting lineup
Pre-match information
U23 Vietnam will have a match against U23 Bangladesh in the opening match of the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers.
Compared to the general level, U23 Bangladesh is not too strong. Therefore, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team need to make the most of the opportunities to bring about favorable results.
A day before facing U23 Vietnam, U23 Bangladesh encountered difficulties when head coach Saiful Bari Titu had a fever and was hospitalized. They were short of players yesterday (September 2) as left winger Fahamedul Islam rushed from Italy to join the team.
With his presence, U23 Bangladesh currently has 4 international players in the squad. Previously, the trio of Cuba Mitchell (UK - Jamaica), Zayyan Ahmed (USA) and Fahmeed Salik (UK) were in Vietnam since August 30.
However, this cannot fill the modest level of Bangladesh football. They were among the worst teams in the U23 Asian qualifiers 2 years ago. This team has lost all 3 matches, is at the bottom of the table and has not scored a single goal.
Meanwhile, U23 Vietnam has been carefully prepared for the upcoming tournament. 22/24 players called up are faces that have just won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship.
In addition, coach Kim Sang-sik is also assured about Khuat Van Khang's situation when he is fully recovered from his injury and is ready to play in the starting lineup.
Regarding the preparation process, in addition to the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship in July, U23 Vietnam had previous quality training sessions. Notably, the team participated in the CFA Team China 2025 friendly tournament (China) in March.
Facing an opponent with limited strength, U23 Vietnam is completely optimistic about a big win, thereby creating a smooth start in this U23 Asian qualifiers.
