AFC lauds U23 Vietnam’s brave performance against defending champions RoK
Vietnam fought back from a goal down to hold the Republic of Korea (RoK) 1-1 in Group C of the ongoing AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 on June 5, meaning that the defending champions were denied of the opportunity to seal their berth in the knockout stage with a match to spare while Vietnam, runners-up in 2018, are still very much in the race to advance.
Defender Vu Tien Long (No. 6) scores in the 83rd minute, helping Vietnam draw 1-1 against the RoK. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam fought back from a goal downto hold the Republic of Korea (RoK) 1-1 in Group C of the ongoing AFC U23 AsianCup Uzbekistan 2022 on June 5, meaning that the defending champions were denied of the opportunity to seal their berth in the knockout stage with a match to sparewhile Vietnam, runners-up in 2018, are still very much in the race to advance.
An article published on the Asian Football Confederation’swebsite made such statement on the match. It said the RoK had dominated intheir opening day 4-1 win over Malaysia and that trend – despite head coachHwang Sun-hong making five changes – continued in the match withVietnam.
Korean players could have taken the lead as early as theeighth minute when Luong Duy Cuong of Vietnam was dispossessed in midfield,with Goh Young-jun pouncing on the loose ball before finding Park Jeong-in inthe area, but the Busan IPARK forward could only force goalkeeper Quan VanChuan into a parry.
It would be the first of several saves by Chuan, asKorea Republic came close again through Jeong Sang-bin and Park Jae-hwan, thearticle noted.
“Vietnam, however, had moments of their own, with their bestchance of the first half coming in the 32nd minute when Vu Tien Long lost hismarker to collect Khuat Van Khang’s cross at the near post, only to see hisstrike rattle the side netting,” it wrote.
According to the article, the RoK should have broken thedeadlock three minutes from the break when Jeong surged into the area beforepulling back to find an unmarked Eom Ji-sung, but the Gwangju FC midfielder’stame shot was an easy save for Chuan to make.
After Lee Jin-yong was given his marching orders following his second yellow card for a foul on Nguyen Van Tung in the 78thminute, the young Vietnamese players fully utilised their numerical advantageto press forward and they were rewarded five minutes later when Phan Tuan Tai’scross flashed across the face of the goal to find Tien Long, who unleashed anunstoppable strike to make it 1-1.
Vietnam, on two points, will play Malaysia in their finalgroup tie on June 8, while RoK face Thailand./.
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Defender Vu Tien Long (No. 6) scores in the 83rd minute, helping Vietnam draw 1-1 against the RoK. (Photo: VNA) 
