"Vietnam U23 failed to replicate their sweet victory in 2018. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team lost 0-3 to China U23," CNN Indonesia began its article on Vietnam U23's defeat in the semi-finals of the Asian U23 Championship on the evening of January 20.
Vietnam U23 unexpectedly lost to China U23 (Photo: AFC).
This newspaper reported: "The Vietnam U23 team has played impressively since the beginning of the tournament. They have scored 8 goals and won all 4 matches. However, they suddenly suffered an unbelievable slump in the match against China U23."
Their opponents, the Chinese U23 team, had been underperforming since the start of the tournament, scoring only one goal, but suddenly they scored three against the Vietnamese U23 team. Defender Liu Haofan believes that the victory he and his teammates achieved was due to their mentality and fighting spirit. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese U23 team seemed to be playing against the wrong opponent.”
The Indonesian newspaper Football5star headlined: "Vietnam U23's dream of replicating the 2018 miracle shattered. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat against China U23." In the article, the author acknowledged that Vietnam U23's 3-goal defeat against China U23 was unexpected. Prior to that, the "Golden Star Warriors" had shown incredible strength, winning all four previous matches.
Vietnam U23 has not been able to repeat the feat of reaching the final like in 2018 (Photo: AFC).
Another Indonesian newspaper, Bola, also used the word "unbelievable" to describe the defeat of the Vietnam U23 team against the China U23 team. They emphasized that the dream of winning the championship for coach Kim Sang Sik and his players ended in a "disappointing" way.
Meanwhile, Siam Sport (Thailand) stated that the defeat of Vietnam U23 against China U23 did not overshadow the team's efforts from the beginning of the tournament. Reaching the semi-finals of the U23 Asian Championship is a success for Vietnamese football.
Ball Thai newspaper asserted that the injury to center-back Hieu Minh completely changed the course of the match, causing the Vietnam U23 team to lose control of the game to their opponents. This was also the assessment of coach Kim Sang Sik after the match.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/bao-indonesia-thai-lan-khong-the-tin-noi-khi-u23-viet-nam-thua-dam-20260121193431994.htm
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