Losing to Iraq in the quarterfinals, U23 Vietnam bid farewell to the 2024 Asian U23 tournament

U23 Vietnam has a comfortable mentality when facing U23 Iraq in the quarterfinals of the 2024 U23 Asian Championship at Al Janoub Stadium. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team played uncomfortably close and applied constant pressure, causing U23 Iraq to not have any significant opportunities in the first half.

In the second half, the representative of West Asia accelerated, causing U23 Vietnam to face many difficulties. The highlight of the match came in the 64th minute, goalkeeper Van Chuan fouled Nihad Mohammed in the penalty area and after checking VAR technology, Korean referee Ko Hyung Jin awarded Iraq U23 a penalty.

Ali Jasim calmly stepped up to defeat goalkeeper Van Chuan, scoring the only goal of the match to bring a 1-0 victory to Iraq U23. U23 Vietnam tried to attack at the end of the match but it was ineffective. Manh Hung even received a red card in the 90th minute after stepping on Ali Jasim’s leg.

U23 Vietnam officially stopped participating in the 2024 U23 Asian Championship from the quarterfinals. Entering the semi-finals, U23 Iraq faced U23 Japan and U23 Indonesia faced U23 Uzbekistan on the evening of April 29.

Iraqi newspaper comments on the strength of U23 Vietnam

At 00:30 on April 27, U23 Vietnam will enter the quarterfinals of the U23 Asian Championship with U23 Iraq at Al Janoub Stadium (Doha, Qatar). This is a very important match for both teams. In addition to a ticket to the semi-finals, the winning team also has a great chance to participate in the Olympics.

Win Win newspaper commented: “U23 Iraq is getting closer to the goal of winning tickets to attend the 2024 Olympics. It seemed that the door to continue for the “Lions of Mesopotamia” had closed after a 0-2 loss to U23 Thailand. Lan.

However, U23 Iraq showed great effort to win against U23 Tajikistan and U23 Saudi Arabia. Thanks to that, coach Radhi Shenaishil’s team finished at the top of Group C.

If you watch U23 Vietnam compete in the group stage, you can see that this is not an easy opponent for U23 Iraq. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team played extremely uncomfortable defense. They won against U23 Kuwait and U23 Malaysia.

U23 Vietnam’s defeat in the final match against U23 Uzbekistan did not have much meaning. They proactively fielded the reserve squad to maintain strength for the match against U23 Iraq.”

Coach Duc Thang: “U23 Vietnam needs to neutralize the physical play of U23 Iraq”

In your opinion, is U23 Vietnam capable of causing a surprise against U23 Iraq in the quarter-finals of the Asian tournament?

– In football, anything can happen. In theory, U23 Vietnam is rated lower than U23 Iraq. However, in the squad of U23 Vietnam, there are factors that can create mutations, thereby creating a surprise for U23 Iraq, if we apply reasonable tactics against the opponent.

Specifically, U23 Vietnam has Khuat Van Khang, a good free kick player who can cause mutations in fixed situations. In addition, we also have striker Bui Vi Hao with a modern playing style. This is a player who has improved a lot in this year’s U23 Asian Championship.

I think that in the quarterfinals against U23 Iraq, Bui Vi Hao can be used from the start, instead of just coming on the field in the second half from the bench like in previous matches.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan: “U23 Vietnam has a chance to defeat U23 Iraq”

“U23 Vietnam is ready for the match against Iraq in the quarter-finals of the 2024 U23 Asian finals. Unfortunately, tomorrow there will only be one team in the next round. For me, it’s a matter of U23 Vietnam or Iraq going forward. great,” coach Hoang Anh Tuan said at the press conference before the match with U23 Iraq.

Answering a reporter’s question about how the loss to U23 Uzbekistan in the final round of the group stage affected the players’ morale, coach Hoang Anh Tuan affirmed that everything was within the team’s calculations.

“We planned in advance. That loss did not affect tomorrow’s plans, did not affect the players’ morale. Iraq or Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals are both strong teams.

Iraq U23 coach: “Vietnam U23 has aspirations at the Asian tournament”

Evaluating U23 Vietnam, coach Radhi Shenaishil said: “I like this team. They are showing high determination to reach the semi-finals. This forces U23 Iraq to be carefully prepared in all aspects. Of course I was There is a strategy for tomorrow’s match.

Let’s see how we perform on the field. I also remind the players that the result depends on many factors, so they must play with the highest concentration. I believe Iraq U23 can do their best and win.”