Vietnam has two goals in the most beautiful group of U23 Asia 2024 group stage

Khuat Van Khang’s masterpiece took place in the 39th minute of the 2-0 win over Malaysia, in the second round of Group D. From a distance of about 22 meters off the right wing, the Vietnamese midfielder surprised him by not curling his left foot into the near corner. but into the top corner of the far post to score.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) described: “It seemed like the first half would end without any goals, Khuat Van Khang found a solution for Vietnam with a perfect free kick that defeated goalkeeper Azim Al Amin.”

Talking about the direct free kick method, Van Khang said that in addition to regular practice, there is also support from goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan. “Van Chuan told me to pay attention to the goalkeeper’s movements before taking a free kick. If they catch a close corner, I will kick back,” Van Khang said before practice on April 24. “Remembering that advice, I had a good free kick against Malaysia.”

Van Khang was born in 2003 in Phuc Tho, Hanoi, is an outstanding young talent competing at all levels of the Vietnamese team and is on the staff of The Cong Club. In 2022, he played for four teams: U19, U20, U23 and the national team, with his debut for the Vietnamese team in a friendly match against Singapore 4-0. Van Khang’s forte is attacking midfielder and wing striker, but recently he has also been assigned to play left wing back.

Vietnam’s second goal selected by the AFC was Nguyen Van Tung’s thick kick on the outside of his right foot, opening the score in the 3-1 win over Kuwait in the opening round. “The goal that broke the deadlock was from a pass that penetrated the defense and eliminated three defenders by Nguyen Van Truong”, article by Nguyen Van Truong. AFC there is a paragraph. “Van Tung ran perfectly and finished coldly with the outside of his head.”

Van Tung was born in 2001 and is on the staff of Hanoi FC. The striker with a height of 1.81 m is not good at dribbling, but has a knack for scoring goals. He is the first scorer for the U23 team in three major tournaments, the U23 Asian Finals 2022, 2024 and SEA Games 32.

Vietnam opened the score

Van Tung and Van Khang are among the five remaining players from the squad that reached the quarterfinals of the U23 Asia 2022, under coach Gong Oh-kyun. The remaining three names are Nguyen Van Truong, Quan Van Chuan and Luong Duy Cuong. At the tournament in Uzbekistan, Van Khang was voted the best player in Vietnam’s 1-1 draw with South Korea in the group stage. And Van Truong contributed one of the most beautiful goals in the group stage, with an impromptu volley in the penalty area to open the score in Vietnam’s 2-2 draw with Thailand.

In addition to Vietnam’s two goals, AFC also selected six other beautiful goals in the U23 Asia 2024 group stage. Among them was a free kick from about 28 meters by striker Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar, in the match against Indonesia). defenders Ruslan Khailoev (Tajikistan, vs. Saudi Arabia), Aiman ​​Yahya (Saudi Arabia, vs. Tajikistan), Abdullah Al Yazidi (Qatar, vs. Jordan), Alibek Davronov (Uzbekistan, vs. Kuwait) and Witan Sulaeman (Indonesia, vs. Jordan).

Vietnam has two of the best goals in the U23 Asia 2024 group stage

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