Yemen coach: 'Unlucky to lose to Vietnam'

"We created opportunities but luck did not accompany us," coach Miroslav Soukup said at the press conference after the 0-1 loss at Viet Tri Stadium on the evening of September 9. "Vietnamese players are of better quality and deserve a ticket to the 2024 U23 Asian finals."

The Czech coach regretted that his players could not take advantage of the opportunity in the first half. Goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet won the face-off in the middle of the half and blocked the shot in the right corner in the 45th minute. In the second half, Yemen still played tight defense and had a chance to counterattack but did not take advantage. In the 86th minute, substitute striker Bui Vi Hao headed in from a corner to score the only goal for Vietnam.

Coach Soukup added: "My players played well for more than 80 minutes. The match was only decided in the last five minutes. Vietnam deserved to win because they are stronger and I hope they will win against Singapore to get the full title." nine points".

This victory helps Vietnam definitely win Group C and get a ticket to the 2024 U23 Asian finals one round early. Vietnam has six points, three points more than Yemen and won the head-to-head, so there is no need to care about the final result.

Yemen needs to beat Guam in the final round to be sure to take second place in the group, thereby hoping to be one of the four second-place teams with the best results in the qualifying round.