Meeting an opponent who had just defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia, U.23 Vietnam played football with confidence. In the first half, the midfield duo Thai Son and Minh Khoa coordinated well in the midfield, overshadowing the midfielders of Iraq U.23. In addition, the three defenders, Manh Hung, Luong Duy Cuong and Nguyen Hoang, also played extremely well, ready to press high and cover each other extremely well. It was this proactive way of entering the game that caused the attacking style of the West Asia representative in the first half to not be shown.
In attack, U.23 Vietnam actively uses many long ball situations. Van Truong and then Van Tung had some chances but unfortunately lacked precision in the final shots.
In the online report, sheet Face Iraq commented: “The fact that U.23 Vietnam played closely in the first minutes is something coach Shenaishil certainly predicted in advance. In the group stage, when meeting Thailand U.23, the opponent taught Iraq U.23 a lesson with a similar playing style. But unlike Thailand, U.23 Vietnam plays more proactively on the offensive front because the striker has good physical shape and pressure. Fortunately for Iraq U.23, their two wings did not dare to advance and did not cause enough pressure.”
The way U.23 Vietnam entered the game was highly appreciated
Iraq U.23 was deadlocked for most of the time, but in the 64th minute there was a goal on the penalty spot by Ali Jasim. After this phase, Iraq U.23 did not have many notable attack situations even though they were rated higher. The opposite side played hard, but Vietnam U.23 was powerless to penetrate Iraq U.23’s goal and suffered a 0-1 defeat.
Sheet Al Adala Evaluation: “The shocking and somewhat lucky victory of U.23 Iraq against Vietnam. Coach Shenaishil’s team did not show superiority for most of the match. The opponent’s defense played well, supported each other and easily read Iraq U.23’s cards. The only bright spot for Iraq U.23 in this match was Ali Jasim. In addition to goals, Ali Jasim has many skillful ball handling situations on both wings, bringing a lot of pressure.
In contrast, Nihad Mohammed – a player who was expected but as usual still played poorly. Besides the lucky situation of being fouled by the goalkeeper of U.23 Vietnam, Nihad Mohammed is still very clumsy. If we do not quickly change our approach to the match, coach Shenaishil’s team will face many difficulties in the semi-finals.”
U.23 Iraq had minimal victory
Ali Jasim was the only scorer and received many compliments
Meanwhile, sheet Shafaq News did not appreciate Iraq U.23’s playing style against Vietnam U.23. This newspaper wrote: “Ali Basim and his teammates won 1-0 to enter the semi-finals. This is an optimistic sign for Iraqi football because we are in the fourth round of the strongest team. Congratulations to the players and coach Shenaishil for taking another step towards the Olympic dream, especially in the context of our broken squad.
However, we must admit that, other than the goal on the penalty spot, U.23 Iraq did not play very well. Statistics like 18 shots, 8 times the ball hit the target don’t say anything. Shots without high damage and speed in the ball passes were neutralized by the U.23 Vietnam team. U.23 Iraq controlled the ball more than 60%, but the midfield line was completely divided, the central attacks were not shown.
U.23 Iraq did not attack very well against U.23 Vietnam
Playing unconvincingly and only winning a small victory against U.23 Vietnam, the representative of West Asia achieved its goal of being in the semi-finals. Ali Jasim’s opponent is Japan U.23 – the team that previously had a 4-2 victory over host Qatar U.23. Meanwhile, U.23 Vietnam left the tournament and missed the second opportunity to appear in the semi-finals after 5 tournament appearances.
Tags: Winning #U.23 Vietnam convincing bit luck
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