Korean newspaper points out U23 Vietnam's winning weapon against Indonesia

Korean media praised U23 Vietnam for winning the U23 Southeast Asian Championship three times in a row, as well as the 'weapon' to defeat U23 Indonesia and the achievements of coach Kim Sang Sik.

“ The Vietnam U23 team under the leadership of coach Kim Sang Sik won 1-0 in the final match of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, which took place at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia) on the evening of July 29, with Cong Phuong scoring the decisive goal in the 38th minute of the first half ,” Osen reported.

Vietnam U23 made history by winning the U23 Southeast Asian Championship for the third consecutive time. Photo: Yonhap News

This newspaper pointed out the difference that helped U23 Vietnam defeat U23 Indonesia to lift the U23 Southeast Asian title for the third consecutive time: " The home team Indonesia, with many naturalized players in the squad, was considered relatively strong but could not overcome the fighting spirit and organizational skills of U23 Vietnam.

Coach Kim Sang Sik 's students played calmly and confidently, taking the lead in the 38th minute with a goal by Cong Phuong, from a counter-attack.

U23 Indonesia tried to find an equalizer by gradually bringing in more naturalized players, but were still powerless.

Although U23 Vietnam only controlled the ball 32%, they made it difficult for their opponents thanks to their solid defense. The score of 1-0 in favor of coach Kim's team was maintained until the end of the match .

Coach Kim Sang Sik is the first coach to win both the AFF Cup and the U23 Southeast Asian Championship while sitting in the 'hot seat' of the Vietnam National Team. Photo: Yonhap News

Osen also mentioned the achievements that only coach Kim Sang Sik has achieved with Vietnamese football: “Mr. Kim leads both the Vietnam national team and the Vietnam U23 team. In January, he and the Vietnam team won the AFF Cup 2024, and now this is the achievement with the Vietnam U23 team.

Thus, coach Kim Sang Sik became the first coach to win both the AFF Cup and the U23 Southeast Asian Championship in the same year, something that coach Park could not achieve .

Yonhap News praised: " Vietnam U23, led by coach Kim Sang Sik, achieved the feat of winning the Southeast Asian U23 Championship for the third consecutive time, after a 1-0 victory over Indonesia U23 thanks to the only goal by Cong Phuong.

Previously, the team was crowned champion in 2022 and 2023 and was led by a domestic coach. In the final match 2 years ago, U23 Vietnam's opponent was also U23 Indonesia and was led by coach Shin Tae Yong .

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/bao-han-chi-vu-khi-chien-thang-cua-u23-viet-nam-truoc-u23-indonesia-2426943.html