Korean newspaper commented when the home team defeated U22 Vietnam and won the championship

The Korean U22 team faced a lot of pressure after losing 0-2 to the Chinese U22 team in the second match of the 2025 Panda Cup friendly tournament held in Chengdu. However, in the final match on the afternoon of November 18, the Korean team won 1-0 against the Vietnamese U22 team.

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U22 Korea won 1-0 against U22 Vietnam (Photo: Sina).

With this result, plus the 0-0 draw of U22 China against U22 Uzbekistan, U22 Korea won the championship of the tournament. That helped coach Lee Min Sung and his team relieve the huge pressure from public opinion at home.

Commenting on the victory of U22 Korea over U22 Vietnam, Yonhap newspaper wrote: “U22 Korea completed its preparation for the U23 Asian tournament with a 1-0 victory over U22 Vietnam in the Panda Cup friendly tournament.

The only goal of the match was scored by Kim Myung Jun, who is playing in Belgium for Genk Club. This victory helped the U22 Korea team win the championship and at the same time helped the home team relieve the pressure after the loss to U22 China.

Kim Myung Jun is also the best player of U22 Korea in this tournament when he contributed 2/3 of the home team's goals.

News Nate commented: “Compared to the match against U22 China, coach Lee Min Sung changed almost the entire starting lineup, keeping only three players including Shin Min Ha, Kim Dong Jin and Kang Min Jun.

Despite many adjustments, U22 Korea still pressured U22 Vietnam from the start and took the lead thanks to Kim Myung Jun's goal in the 34th minute. U22 Korea tried to find more goals but could not take advantage of the opportunity and ended the match with a minimal victory.

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U22 Korea won the Panda Cup championship (Photo: Sina).

At the 2025 Panda Cup, U22 Korea suffered a 0-2 defeat to host U22 China. However, with the championship of this tournament, the Korean team can still confidently look forward to the U23 Asian Cup in January next year.

Daum newspaper commented: “U22 Korea won easily with a score of 1-0 against U22 Vietnam. After an emotional tournament, the 2025 Panda Cup championship is a worthy reward for U22 Korea. The team continues to prepare for the 2026 AFC U23 Championship in January. In the upcoming tournament, U23 Korea (the core of which is the current U22 team) will be in a very difficult group with Iran, Lebanon and Uzbekistan”.

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