Before the final match of the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 Football Championship, the situation in Group B was over when the Australian U19 team won first place in Group B and entered the semi-finals after 2 consecutive victories against U19 Laos and U19 Vietnam. Meanwhile, the remaining 3 teams, U19 Laos, U19 Myanmar and U19 Vietnam, will definitely be eliminated as there is no longer a chance to get a ticket to continue for the second-place team with the best performance.
Therefore, the last 2 matches of Group B taking place at 3:00 p.m. today (July 24) will only have procedural significance.
Vietnam U19 team will face Laos U19 team. Even though there was no chance to continue, the whole team still maintained their spirit and discipline, encouraging each other to prepare well to win, thereby also creating a stepping stone towards the 2025 Asian U20 qualifiers.
Coach Hua Hien Vinh continued to remind his students to pay maximum attention to the match, especially not to give up in any situation.
On the other side, the limitations in ability and qualifications caused young Lao players to soon receive a 0-6 defeat against U19 Australia on the opening day and then struggled to draw 1-1 against U19 Myanmar with the score 1-1.
In the remaining match, Myanmar U19 will compete with Australia U19. Because U19 Australia has progressed, U19 Myanmar will try to win before leaving the tournament. However, this will certainly be a big challenge for this team when Australia U19 is still considered superior.
U19 Southeast Asia match schedule on July 24
15:00 : U19 Vietnam and U19 Laos
15:00 : U19 Australia and U19 Myanmar
