In the second round of Group B of SEA Games 32, U22 Vietnam excellently won with a score of 3-1 against U22 Singapore. This victory helps teachers and coach Philippe Troussier temporarily lead the table with 6 points after two matches.
U22 Vietnam proved its strength in victory over Singapore U22 (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
Witnessing the performance of U22 Vietnam against U22 Singapore, many Southeast Asian newspapers praised the "Golden Dragon".
Thmey Thmey (Cambodia) commented: "During 90 minutes, U22 Vietnam dominated and created many opportunities towards the goal of Singapore U22. Their three goals are an inevitable consequence of their superiority over the opponent."
Suara newspaper (Indonesia) wrote: "The terrible pressure of U22 Vietnam was concretized by two goals at the end of the first half. Although Singapore U22 made efforts, they could not stop Vietnam U22. Even under the pressure of U22 Vietnam, Mohamed Ilhan of Singapore U22 clumsily brought the ball home. Anyway, coach Philippe Aw's team also had an honorable goal when Tien Long burned the temple."
Bola Sport (Indonesia) said that U22 Vietnam made good use of the fact that Thailand U22 did not play to temporarily surpass its competitors. They emphasized that this was a fairly easy victory for coach Philippe Troussier's army, different from the initial fears.
U22 Vietnam temporarily rose to the top of Group B with 6 points (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
Siam Sport newspaper (Thailand) headlined: "Vietnam U22 crushes Singapore U22". In the article, the author admitted: “The strength of U22 Vietnam was shown in the victory over Singapore U22. They are much sharper than the opponent in this match.”
Another Thai newspaper, SMM Sport, commented: "Vietnam U22 is superior to Singapore U22. At this time, coach Philippe Troussier's team temporarily surpassed Thailand U22 on the rankings.
SNE Sport (Malaysia) commented: "The victory against U22 Laos is a good tonic for U22 Malaysia before meeting very strong teams like U22 Thailand or U22 Vietnam. "Golden star warriors" have completed their goal of winning 6 points against U22 Laos and U22 Singapore, before entering the real death battle.
U22 Vietnam will not play in the match on May 6. After that, we will face U5 Malaysia on May 22.
