U23 Vietnam participated in the 2020 U23 Asian qualifiers as the reigning runner-up of the 2018 tournament in Changzhou. This puts Coach Park Hang Seo's students under invisible pressure, especially when they are in the same group with tough opponents like Thailand and Indonesia.
To get a ticket to the 2020 U23 Asian Cup, U23 Vietnam must beat U23 Indonesia in the confrontation in the second match of the 2020 U23 Asian qualifiers. Before this match, Coach Park Hang Seo announced that U23 Vietnam will play all-out attack to win 3 points.
Although they won 6-0 against U23 Brunei, it did not say much about Mr. Park's team, when the opponent was too weak.
6 goals were divided equally among 6 players: Ha Duc Chinh, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Dinh Thanh Binh, Huynh Tan Sinh, Trieu Viet Hung and finally captain Nguyen Quang Hai. This shows the diverse playing style of U23 Vietnam and any player from defender, midfielder or striker can score.
With 3 points and a goal difference of +6 helping U23 Vietnam top the table, however, to maintain this position, Mr. Park's team needs to win against U23 Indonesia in the upcoming match. Coach Park Hang Seo himself has said he will play 'all-in' against Coach Indra Sjafri's team.
U23 Vietnam coach Park Hang Seo shared: "I have not thought about Thailand. At this time, I just want to prepare to play all-in, play all-out against Indonesia in the second match on March 24.
After that match, I will prepare for the match against Thailand in the final series. Thailand and Indonesia have changed a lot compared to the recent U22 Southeast Asian tournament. Indonesia has four personnel changes. The Indonesian player has quite good personal technique, passing the ball reasonably into space".
Regarding the U23 Indonesia tournament, they used up to 15 players who had just won the U22 Southeast Asian Championship. U23 Indonesia hopes to win all 3 matches in Group K of the 2020 U23 Asian qualifiers. However, the goal of coach Indra Sjafri and his team failed in the first match, when they lost 0-4 to U23 Thailand.
This result puts U23 Indonesia in 3rd place with 0 points and a goal difference of -4. They must win against the host team U23 Vietnam in the second match to keep their hope low.
In case they lose to us, Coach Sjafri's team will be officially eliminated before 1 round.
Predicted score U23 Vietnam vs U23 Indonesia: 3-0
