On the evening of July 22, U23 Vietnam had the second match in Group B of the 2025 U23 Southeast Asian Cup finals.
Against an opponent who was rated lower, U23 Vietnam still faced many difficulties. Coach Kim Sang-sik's students faced fierce support from the U23 Cambodia players.
The opponent showed confidence and determination to create surprises when entering the game proactively and continuously approaching the U23 Vietnam players.
It was not until the 35th minute that the U23 Vietnam players were able to breathe a sigh of relief with the opening goal of the deadlock by center back Pham Ly Duc. The player from Hoang Anh Gia Lai headed the ball into the net after Khuat Van Khang's precise corner kick.
In the second half, U23 Cambodia proactively pushed up the formation to find an equalizer. The efforts of the Angkor players were rewarded with a 1-1 equalizer in the 65th minute, Narakhorn rushed in and headed the ball away, making it impossible for Trung Kien goalkeeper to block.
In the remaining time, U23 Vietnam continued to make efforts to attack. In the 83rd minute, the striker came on to replace Dinh Bac, headed the ball dangerously and scored to increase the score to 2-1, this was also the final score of the match.
With this result, U23 Vietnam closed the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship with the top spot in Group B with 6 points after 2 consecutive wins, with a goal difference of +4.
Meanwhile, U23 Cambodia is in 2nd place with 1 point after 2 matches, not eligible to win a ticket to the semi-finals for the second-placed team with the best results.
The opponent of U23 Vietnam in the semi-finals will be U23 Philippines. The match takes place on July 25.
