Conceding a goal on the penalty spot, the Vietnamese team bid farewell to the U23 Asian Finals

Entering the quarter-final match against U23 Iraq with a comfortable mentality, coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team entered the game confidently and had their first shot in the 4th minute, when Van Truong opened the ball for Khuat Van Khang to cross. up the left wing corridor and launched a long-range shot. Unfortunately, the kick of the ‘left tackle’ wearing shirt number 18 on the U23 Vietnam side sent the ball wide of the goal.

In the 16th minute, Van Khang’s indecisive clearance created conditions for the midfielder wearing the number 8 shirt on the Iraq U23 side, Ali Al Mosawe, to launch a curling shot with his left foot, forcing captain goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan. must push the ball to save.

With a good technical and physical foundation, the Iraqi U23 players are the ones who “master” the game with an outstanding ball control rate (64%), however coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s students still showed effort when completing the task of applying pressure in the midfield area relatively well.

In the last minutes of the first half, Van Truong and Van Tung respectively had the opportunity to “open points” for U23 Vietnam, but the striker duo’s finishing shots were all inaccurate. The first half ended with a 0-0 draw.

Entering the second half, U23 Iraq continued to be the team that took the initiative by pushing the attacking team up and continuously pressing, but U23 Vietnam’s defense, led by midfielder Luong Duy Cuong, still maintained its stability. definitely.

The turning point of the match came in the 59th minute: midfielder wearing shirt number 10, Nihad Mohammed, fell in the penalty area after a collision with goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan.

After about 5 minutes of checking VAR technology, referee Hyung-Jin Ko decided to give U23 Iraq a penalty and gave the goalkeeper of U23 Vietnam a yellow card.

On the penalty spot, Quan Van Chuan guessed the ball’s direction correctly, but striker Ali Jasim’s shot to sink the ball was too dangerous. The score opened 1-0 for Iraq U23 in the 64th minute.

Receiving an unexpected defeat, coach Hoang Anh Tuan brought Hong Phuc, Duc Phu, Nguyen Hoang and Minh Quang into the field in turn to increase the attack power of U23 Vietnam. However, against an opponent with physical and physical advantages like U23 Iraq, U23 Vietnam’s opportunities mainly come from shots outside the penalty area by Khuat Van Khang or Ngoc Thang.

In extra time, defender Nguyen Manh Hung stepped on Ali Jasim’s shin. After consulting VAR technology, the Korean referee issued a red card and disqualified the U23 Vietnam defender.

With only 10 people left on the field, coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team was “powerless” in the task of finding an equalizing goal and accepted to leave the tournament after a 0-1 loss to U23 Iraq./.