Live football U23 Vietnam vs U23 Croatia – Dubai Cup 2022

The first half ended without a goal.

Thanh Minh almost scored a masterpiece

Starting from a quick counter-attack, Thanh Minh observed that the Sentic goalkeeper went up, he decided to tire the technique. Unfortunately for U23 Vietnam when the ball narrowly missed the goal.

U23 Vietnam responded with a shot close to Huu Thang’s penalty area, but the ball went too gently.

A pretty good opportunity for Croatia U23, fortunately for U23 Vietnam when Lausic had a bad header to send the ball over the crossbar to Van Chuan’s goal.

Nguyen Hoang went down and caused the Croatia U23 player to commit a foul and received a yellow card.

The Croatian U23 goalkeeper and defender did not get along, creating opportunities for the red shirt team. Xuan Tu received a cross from his teammates and headed the ball wide, narrowly missing the empty goal

Xuan Tu skillfully handled the left wing before finishing in a tight corner, but the Sentic goalkeeper guessed the intention of the striker wearing the number 9 shirt of Vietnam U23.

Thanh Minh’s attempt to enter, he did not land well, causing him pain after a collision with the Croatia U23 goalkeeper. Fortunately for Vietnam U23 when the player wearing the number 16 shirt can then continue to play.

Goalkeeper Van Chuan needed two beats to master the situation after a very tight kick from the Croatian player.

Vietnamese fans in the stands of Dubai Police Stadium, Dubai fuel the red shirt players

With a higher strength, the Croatia U23 players are actively deploying the game and putting pressure on the U23 Vietnam field.

The referee blew the whistle for the match between U23 Vietnam vs U23 Croatia to start.

Compared to the match against U23 Iraq a few days ago, coach Lee Young-jin changed 8 positions in the starting lineup. The three players retained are goalkeeper Van Chuan and two defenders, Quang Thinh and Phan Tuan Tai.

The two teams stepped out onto the field to perform the national anthem ceremony before the match. The weather in Dubai, UAE, although it is 5pm, is still quite hot.

U23 Vietnam received good news before the match against Croatia

Three players Tran Van Dat, Nguyen Trong Long and Le Van Do have recovered, can run as well as practice with the ball.

This helps coach Lee Young Jin have more choices about personnel, in the context of the pillar bridge Lieu Quang Vinh suffering a pretty serious injury in the opening match.