Making a mistake caused U.23 Vietnam to fail, goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan: ‘I’m very sad’

U.23 Vietnam lost 0-1 to U.23 Iraq in the quarterfinals of U.23 Asia 2024. Although they played very hard, coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s students conceded the only goal in the tournament. 64 minutes after Ali Jasim’s penalty kick. In this phase, goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan stepped out to block, swinging his hand and hitting the U.23 Iraq striker.

After hearing advice from VAR, referee Ko Hyung-jin reviewed the video of the collision situation. The Korean black shirt king evaluated the ball for about 3 minutes, before concluding that Van Chuan had committed a foul in the penalty area. U.23 Iraq received a penalty before Ali Jasim scored the perfect shot on the penalty spot, sending the West Asian team to the semi-finals.

After the match, goalkeeper Van Chuan shared: “U.23 Vietnam played quite well in this match. However, myself and the midfielder did not coordinate well, leading to a penalty. That was a very personal error. “Unfortunately. The two teams played well, Iraq U.23 mainly played long balls, I tried to stop them and made mistakes.”

Van Chuan is one of five players who participated in the 2022 U.23 Asian finals, alongside Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Van Truong, Nguyen Van Tung and Luong Duy Cuong. However, in both tournaments, U.23 Vietnam stopped in the quarterfinals. What’s more unfortunate is that in this tournament, U.23 Vietnam was close to the Olympic door but could not pass.

“I’m very sad because the team’s goal is to get tickets to the Olympics. It’s extremely regretful,” goalkeeper Van Chuan shared.