In the opening match, U23 Vietnam defeated U23 Jordan with a score of 2-0. After that, the team continued to overcome U23 Kyrgyzstan 2-1 and won 1-0 against U23 Saudi Arabia to close the group stage with 3 wins.
These 3 matches brought 5 goals for U23 Vietnam and created a favorable foundation for the knockout stage.
Entering the quarterfinals, coach Kim Sang-sik's team faced U23 UAE in a 120-minute match. Dinh Bac and his teammates scored 3 goals to overcome the opponent with a score of 3-2, thereby raising the total number of goals to 8.
In the semi-finals, U23 Vietnam did not score any goals and lost to U23 China 0-3. However, in the third-place match, the players scored 2 more goals in the 2-2 draw with U23 Korea before winning in the penalty shootout.
With 10 goals, U23 Vietnam possesses the second most effective attack in the tournament, only behind defending champion U23 Japan with 16 goals. This achievement is higher than many highly rated teams such as U23 Korea (8 goals), U23 Australia, U23 Jordan and U23 UAE (5 goals). Notably, the runner-up U23 China only scored 4 goals throughout the tournament.
Compared to other Southeast Asian representatives, U23 Vietnam is also superior. U23 Thailand leaves the tournament with only 2 goals.
Personally, Nguyen Dinh Bac is the player who contributed the most goals to U23 Vietnam. The striker born in 2004 scored 4 goals and won the top scorer title of the tournament. This is the first time a Vietnamese player has achieved this achievement in the AFC U23 Championship finals.
The remaining goals were scored by many different players such as Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Quoc Viet, Pham Minh Phuc, Nguyen Hieu Minh and Nguyen Le Phat, each scoring 1 goal. In addition, U23 Vietnam also benefited from a own goal by Khristiyan Brauzman on the side of U23 Kyrgyzstan.
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