With a gentle victory over U23 Timor Leste 2-0, U23 Vietnam entered the semi-finals with first place in the table

From 7:00 pm today, May 15, U23 Vietnam entered the final match in Group A of SEA Games 31 men’s football against U23 Timor Leste.

After Indonesia U23 defeated Myanmar 3-1 to enter the semi-finals, coach Park Hang-seo’s teachers and students were also sure to enter the semi-finals, so this match U23 Vietnam met U23 Timor Leste with procedural nature.

80 minutes: Hung Dung received the ball from Ly Cong Hoang Anh before stretching to let Thanh Minh cushion the ball into an empty net. Unfortunately, the referee raised the flag for offside.

Minute 70: In the last 20 minutes of the match, coach Park Hang-seo decided to throw Tien Linh and Hung Dung into the field.

65 minutes: Andoooo! After a lot of efforts, striker Ho Thanh Minh got his first goal in SEA Games 31.

Minute 62: Ho Thanh Minh was cut down in front of the penalty area. Unfortunately, Ly Cong Hoang Anh did not perform well in the finishing phase.

56th minute: Luong Duy Cuong joined the attack and had an unfortunate header that hit the crossbar.

54 minutes: Timor Leste put the ball into the net of goalkeeper Van Toan but the referee refused the goal.

Minute 53: Gooooo! After a series of missed opportunities, Van Tung also headed the net to goalkeeper Pereira, opening the scoring for U23 Vietnam.

Minute 50: Two finishing phases touching the crossbar of Van Tung and Ho Thanh Minh made fans regret.

46th minute: The second half began to witness more exciting moments when U23 Vietnam continued to make shots that forced goalkeeper Timor Leste to repeatedly save.

45 minutes: The audience on Viet Tri field had a missed celebration when Van Tung’s header hit the post. After this situation, the referee also blew the whistle to close the first half.

Minute 40: The game on the field is under the control of U23 Vietnam, but the number of really dangerous opportunities from the beginning of the match is only 2 and no goals have been scored.

32 minutes: Le Van Do crossed the ball very dangerously, unfortunately, Ho Thanh Minh did not touch the ball in time, missed the opportunity to open the scoring for U23 Vietnam.

Minute 30: Le Van Do was fouled, the doctor had to go to the yard to take care of the wound.

Minute 25: At this moment, the score is still 0-0, although U23 Vietnam puts great pressure on Timor Leste’s defense. Goalkeeper Van Toan is going through a very leisurely game.

21 minutes: Another turbulent situation in front of Timor Leste’s goal, but U23 Vietnam still could not score.

Minute 17. Nguyen Van Tung turned around in the penalty area before launching a dangerous shot forcing goalkeeper Castro Pereira to punch the ball to save it.

Minute 11. U23 Vietnam continuously organized attacks on both sides. That started to confuse U23 defenders Timor Leste. Unfortunately, no shots have been made in the Timor Leste U23 penalty area.

19 o’clock. The game begins.

Right in the first minutes, U23 Vietnam rushed to attack. Huynh Cong came to challenge the defense of U23 Timor Leste with a shot over the bar on the right wing.

U23 Timor Leste tries to respond with counter-attacks in the middle. However, in the first 5 minutes, the defense of U23 Vietnam played quite soberly.

18 hours: Coach Park Hang-seo announced the main kick list, in which, the trio of over 23 years old Hung Dung, Tien Linh and Hoang Duc were all in reserve. Meanwhile, midfielder Nguyen Trong Long was allowed to play on the main football field for the first time.

U23 Vietnam’s starting lineup: Goalkeepers Van Toan, Vu Tien Long, Luong Duy Cuong, Le Van Do, Ly Cong Hoang Anh, Phan Tuan Tai, Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Huynh Cong Den, Nguyen Trong Long, Nguyen Van Tung, Ho Thanh Minh.

The starting lineup of U23 Vietnam