AFC: UAE has a very strong defense, U.17 Vietnam must 'shoot' accurately to qualify for the World Cup

Test the skills of Vietnam U.17 strikers

The Vietnam U17 team scored 2 goals at the 2025 AFC U17 Championship, including goals from strikers Hoang Trong Duy Khang and Tran Gia Bao, in the 1-1 draw with Australia and Japan in Group B, respectively. In the decisive match with the UAE U17 team (taking place at 10 p.m. on April 10) to compete for a valuable ticket to the quarterfinals and a place in the 2025 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Qatar in November, coach Cristiano Roland's students must continue to demonstrate this efficiency.

Tran Gia Bao scored in the 90+6 minute from the 11m mark to help the U.17 Vietnam team tie the score 1-1 against the Japanese team.

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Accordingly, the number 1 goalkeeper of the UAE U.17 team, Mohammed Nasser, in the match against the Australian team on April 8, had 8 excellent saves. Among them, there were 2 spectacular saves in the extra minutes to help the home team protect the score.

Thanks to this excellent performance, Mohammed Nasser helped the UAE U.17 team stand firm against the pressure of the Australian team. From there, it created a turning point for his teammates to maintain the game, taking advantage of quick counter-attacks to score 2 goals by players Mayed Adel and Mohamed Buti in the 9th and 52nd minutes.

Thereby, also maintaining favorable results to win the first match at the 2025 AFC U17 Championship. In the opening match, UAE U17 disappointed and was criticized by the country's press when they lost too heavily to Japan U17 with a score of 1-4.

In the decisive match against the U.17 Vietnam team, the UAE players only need a draw to qualify for the next round and secure a spot at the World Cup. However, goalkeeper Mohammed Nasser affirmed: "There will be no complacency. The U.17 Vietnam team has shown that they are very formidable. Our work is not done yet. We have to focus, go out and beat the Vietnamese team in the next match."

The Vietnam U.17 team caused a shock at the U.17 Asian Cup when they drew with the defending champion U.17 Japan.

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UAE U17 coach Majed Salem said: "We need to carefully assess and analyze our opponents, from which we can achieve what we want. Our goal is to keep the ball and exploit quick transitions, and we succeeded by scoring 2 goals in the match against Australia. Hopefully, we will maintain this in the decisive match against Vietnam U17."

Meanwhile, the-AFC website highly appreciated the tactical elements that coach Cristiano Roland applied to the Vietnam U.17 team, which were perseverance and concentration, as well as the players always strictly following all tactical requirements set forth by the coaching staff.

The U.17 Vietnam team scored 2 goals in the 2 draws with Australia and Japan, both at the most crucial moments of the match. This is the advantage that coach Cristiano Roland's team must continue to promote in the decisive match against the UAE team. They just need to take advantage of the opportunity well, "shoot" accurately, score the decisive goal and finish the match, the-AFC emphasized.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/uae-co-chot-chan-rat-vung-u17-viet-nam-ban-chinh-xac-lay-ve-du-world-cup-185250409083045732.htm