The final quarter-final match of the 2024 U23 Asian Finals, which took place in the early morning of April 27 (Vietnam time) between the two teams U23 Iraq and U23 Vietnam, ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the team from West Asia. .
In this match, U23 Vietnam returned with the strongest squad, notably Vi Hao starting as a key striker. Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, Iraq U23 was in full force, notably midfielder Ali Jassim appeared as an attacking midfielder.
As expected, Iraq, with their superiority in manpower, approached the match better, but they mainly focused on the dispute in the midfield. That’s why the Vietnamese players had a favorable start to the match and created a “tit for tat” with the opponent. Even Vietnamese strikers have many goals, but the dangerous opportunities are insignificant.
After the first 45 minutes of a tense match, mainly breaking the strength of the Vietnamese players, at the beginning of the second half, Iraq gradually pushed up the attacking team and created many dangerous opportunities towards the Vietnamese team’s goal. Goalkeeper Van Chuan had a pretty tough match, saving the home team’s goal many times.
But in the 60th minute, Van Chuan’s foul on Nihad Mohammed within the 16m50 box resulted in an 11m penalty for Iraq. Van Chuan’s move of using his hands to pull the opponent down, although quite discreet, could not pass VAR technology. From the 11m penalty spot, Ali Jasim did not miss the opportunity to open the score in the match.
After the loss, coach Hoang Anh Tuan brought Duc Phu and Hong Phuc in to replace Thai Son and Van Cuong (73rd minute). About 10 minutes later, Minh Quang and Nguyen Hoang were brought onto the field to replace Van Tung and Vi Hao to strengthen the attack.
But the obvious human inferiority could not help U23 Vietnam turn the situation around. Even at minute (+2), the red shirt team had only 10 people left when Manh Hung received a red card directly for kicking an opponent’s foot. Losing 0-1, U23 Vietnam bid farewell to the 2024 U23 Asian Finals, while U23 Iraq will play in the semi-finals against U23 Japan.
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