Football: AFC praises Vietnam’s triumph over Qatar in U20 Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has praised Vietnam for their victory over Qatar in their second match of the AFC U20 Asian Cup on March 4 night.
AFC praises Vietnam’s triumph over Qatar in U20 Asian Cup. (Photo: AFC)
Hanoi (VNA) – 🐬 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) haspraised Vietnam for their victory over Qatar in their second match of the AFC U20 Asian Cup on March 4night.
Vietnam have gone top of Group B after a late goal fromNguyen Van Truong secured a 2-1 win over Qatar in the match.
It was a game of late drama in both halves; Nguyen QuocViet opened the score just before the break and Qatar equalised through acontroversial penalty just seven minutes from full-time, before Truong sealedthe victory in the 90th minute for Vietnam.
(Photo: AFC)
Regarding Viet's opening goal,AFC wrote: “Nguyen Quoc Viet isshowing us how efficient and dangerous he can be on the flank.
“Vietnam saved the best for last as they replied in the 90thminute through Nguyen Van Truong’s header off Nguyen Duc Phu to seal athrilling win which took them within touching distance of the knockout stage.”
In its post-match comment on the homepage,AFC praised the performance of Vietnamese players, especially the reasonablecounter-attacking style of Coach Hoang Anh Tuan.
AFC quoted Tuan as saying that Vietnam need to tread carefully, because six points donot ensure a top or second place. If the team don't get a good resultin the next match, and Australia beat Qatar, all three teams will have sixpoints which will put Vietnam in a difficult situation.
𒅌 Vietnam will play the group stage's last match against U20 Iran on March 7 at Istiqlol Stadium. Meanwhile, Australiawill meet Qatar at the same time at JAR Stadium./.
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Vietnam’s March 1 triumph at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Asian Cup finals gives them an early boost while the rivals Australia will have to bounce back in their remaining matches to stand a chance of advancing to the knockout stage, said an article published on the AFC’s official site.
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AFC praises Vietnam’s triumph over Qatar in U20 Asian Cup. (Photo: AFC) 
(Photo: AFC) 
