On the evening of January 12, the last match of Group A of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship took place between U23 Vietnam and U23 Saudi Arabia. Before the match, U23 Saudi Arabia was rated superior to U23 Vietnam in all aspects, from fitness, technique, level to home advantage.
However, with a confident, disciplined, tight, and cover-up playing style, U23 Vietnam won spectacularly against U23 Saudi Arabia with a goal from Dinh Bac.
With this victory, U23 Vietnam entered the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Championship with a total victory record after 3 matches, winning 9 points.
Talking to Lao Dong reporters, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung - famous for the role of Traffic Tao in Tao Quan seasons shared that he stayed up to watch the match of U23 Vietnam last night against U23 Saudi Arabia.
The U23 Vietnam team played too wonderfully. I and millions of spectators had explosive emotions. The match was exciting and dramatic until the last minute. The ability of the players to play, cover up, and do their best was truly wonderful. I was impressed and loved the entire U23 Vietnam team, but I would like to give special attention to Dinh Bac. He shone like a true star. He reminded me of famous players like Hong Son, Huynh Duc... The players who brought bursting, suffocating emotions to the audience. Dinh Bac will go very far with his ability. Personally, when witnessing Dinh Bac's goal, I can only exclaim that it is world-class" - Meritorious Artist Chi Trung said.
Mentioning his expectations for U23 Vietnam in the quarter-finals of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship, Chi Trung said that for him - the U23 Vietnam team has won.
I know that many people will mention the "Thuong Chau white snow" of that year again. People will compare. But I don't. I don't want to use the past to put pressure on the present. Each tournament will have achievements, beauty, and unforgettable imprints in its own way. Dinh Bac and his teammates are having a beautiful tournament. As long as they play their best, strive in each match, those are already beautiful victories. No need for snowfall" - Meritorious Artist Chi Trung commented.
Through Lao Dong, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung sent wishes to the U23 Vietnam team to play their best, win as many victories as possible. According to Chi Trung, at this time, Vietnamese football fans can be proud of their U23 Vietnam players.
Meritorious Artist Chi Trung loves sports, especially football. He always follows the matches of the Vietnamese national football team from major to minor tournaments, and always enthusiastically cheers with great love for the king sport.
Meritorious Artist Chi Trung was born in 1961, grew up from the spoken drama stage of the Youth Theater. He held the position of director at the Youth Theater for many years before retiring. He is famous from theater, film, television... especially when participating in Tao Quan for 20 years.
This year Tao Quan stops production, Chi Trung will appear in the replacement program, Spring Square, broadcast on New Year's Eve.
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