The Vietnamese team faces Iraq in the 2024 Asian U23 quarterfinals

On the evening of April 23, the U23 Vietnam team suffered a defeat with a score of 0-3 against opponent U23 Uzbekistan in the final match in Group D of the 2024 U23 Asian Finals.

Both soon won tickets to pass the group stage after winning the first two matches, the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Uzbekistan was decisive for the first and second place in Group D, thereby determining the two remaining quarterfinal pairs of the tournament. U23 Asia 2024.

Both U23 Vietnam and U23 Uzbekistan did not give their all in this match, but created conditions for the pillars to rest and recuperate to prepare for the match in the quarterfinals. With U23 Vietnam, coach Hoang Anh Tuan decided to create conditions for players who have not been able to play at the 2024 U23 Asian Championship: defender Tran Quang Thinh, midfielder Hoang Van Toan and midfielder Nguyen Duc Viet.

Right in the 4th minute of the match at Khalifa International Stadium, the class of the 2018 Tournament Champion was demonstrated: starting from a through ball situation by captain midfielder Jaloliddinov, the midfielder wearing the number 8 shirt was Ibragimov. had an escape before launching a convenient cross for striker Alisher Odilov to tap the ball into the goal, opening the score for U23 Uzbekistan.

In the following minutes, the opposing team attacked strongly right from the start of the match. Meanwhile, coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team played defensive and counter-attacking.

In the 35th minute, Ruslanbek Jiyanov put the ball through Quang Thinh’s legs diagonally and beat goalkeeper Van Viet, doubling the gap to increase the score to 2-0 for U23 Uzbekistan. Just 4 minutes later, Odilov scored twice with a dangerous header from a pass from his teammate on the right wing. The first half ended, Uzbekistan U23 temporarily led with a score of 3-0.

In the second half, U23 Vietnam made many changes to improve their attack power, but Uzbekistan U23 was still the team that played “on their feet” with superior ball control and proactively put pressure on U23’s side of the field. Vietnam.

In the end, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team lost 0-3 to Uzbekistan. With second place in Group D, U23 Vietnam will meet the top team of Group C, U23 Iraq, in the quarterfinals. This match takes place at 0:30 on April 27./.