Vietnam U19 coach is not satisfied even if he reaches the semi-finals

"We're happy to win semi-final tickets," head coach Dinh The Nam said after a 1-1 draw with Thailand on the evening of July 10. "However, in terms of professional quality, I am not very satisfied. In the first 25 minutes of the game, my players were under great psychological pressure and could not control the game. There were many broken balls and rushed passes. After that, they gradually caught up with the rhythm and their mentality became more stable."

With the points difference slightly better, Vietnam only needs a 0-0 draw with Thailand to reach the semi-finals. If the score is 1-1 or more, the team will win the first place in the group. However, the Red Shirt players did not enter the game well until the 25th minute, when Guo Yue broke through the offside trap and escaped, but hit the opposite Thai goalkeeper, creating an obvious scoring opportunity.

In the second half, in the 72nd minute, goalkeeper Cao Wenping missed the ball and let Crokpeng head the ball. If this result remains unchanged, Vietnam will be eliminated. However, only four minutes later, captain Khuat Van Khang handled it skillfully from close range, and then defeated the Thai goalkeeper to equalize the score 1-1. The result took both teams to the semi-finals.

The next opponents of coach Dinh The Nam teachers and students are Laos or Malaysia-the two teams will meet in the final round of Group B on the evening of July 11th. Mr. Nan revealed that he will be present to watch the two teams and prepare for the semi-finals. "We need monitoring to evaluate and analyze opponents more accurately. We are in a comfortable state of mind at the moment, taking a day off from our opponents in the semi-finals. The whole team will try their best to reach the finals. Finally," coach Ding said.

Winning the first throne of Group A, U19 Vietnam was awarded 500 million VND by Vietnam Football Federation.