Thai newspaper: 'Vietnam has the number one youth team in Southeast Asia'

Thai media praised the performance of U23 Vietnam after winning the Southeast Asian U23 Championship on the evening of July 29.

The only goal helped U23 Vietnam win the Southeast Asian Championship. On the evening of July 29, the U23 Vietnam team defeated Indonesia 1-0 in the final of the 2025 Southeast Asian Championship held at Bung Karno Stadium.

Nguyen Cong Phuong shined with the only goal to help U23 Vietnam win the Southeast Asian U23 Championship. Coach Kim Sang-sik's U23 Vietnam team had a successful tournament with an all-win record. This is the third consecutive time Vietnam has won the Southeast Asian U23 Championship, besides 2022 and 2023.

After the match, Thairath praised the achievements of U23 Vietnam. The newspaper wrote: "The final match was a great battle between two strong candidates. Nguyen Cong Phuong played the role of hero to help Vietnam win. This victory helped them win the U23 Southeast Asian Championship for the third time. Vietnam solidified its position as the number one youth team in the region."

Also in the article, Thairath highly appreciated the tight defensive play and good counter-attack opportunities of U23 Vietnam. Meanwhile, U23 Indonesia emphasized the control play but could not break the defensive wall of the away team.

Meanwhile, Daily News commented: "A standard performance helped Vietnam defeat U23 Indonesia". This newspaper believes that U23 Vietnam only needs one goal and tight play to defeat host U23 Indonesia.

In this tournament, U23 Thailand won the third place overall after winning 3-1 against U23 Philippines. In the semi-finals, U23 Thailand was defeated by Indonesia on penalties with a score of 7-6, after a 1-1 draw in the official match time.

The only goal helped U23 Vietnam win the Southeast Asian Championship. On the evening of July 29, the U23 Vietnam team defeated Indonesia 1-0 in the final of the 2025 Southeast Asian Championship held at Bung Karno Stadium.

Source: https://znews.vn/bao-thai-lan-viet-nam-co-doi-tre-so-mot-dong-nam-a-post1572641.html