Vietnamese football fans experienced a rollercoaster of emotions while watching the bronze medal match of the AFC U23 Asian Cup between the Vietnam U23 team and the South Korea U23 team.

Quoc Viet (left) and Dinh Bac, the two players who scored goals to give the Vietnam U23 team the lead twice (Photo: AFC).
The Vietnamese players took the lead twice thanks to goals from Quoc Viet and Dinh Bac. However, Dinh Bac's red card in the 86th minute was considered the turning point of the match.
Playing with ten men led to Vietnam U23 conceding a goal in the final seconds of the second half, forcing the two teams into extra time.
Despite being shorthanded, the U23 Vietnam players still performed effectively, blocking every attack from their opponents, resulting in a draw and forcing the two teams to decide the winner through a penalty shootout.
Finally, goalkeeper Cao Văn Bình made an excellent save to deny South Korea's U23 team's penalty in the 7th round, before Thanh Nhàn successfully converted her own penalty to give Vietnam's U23 team the victory and the bronze medal at the AFC U23 Asian Cup.
Following the victory of the Vietnam U23 team, many Vietnamese football fans celebrated enthusiastically, expressing their joy and sending congratulations to the coaching staff and players through social media.
"A very emotional victory. I burst into tears when the home team conceded an equalizer in the final seconds, but the players fought to the end to earn a well-deserved win. Congratulations to coach Kim Sang-sik and his players," commented a Facebook user named A.Quan.

Vietnamese fans erupted in joy after the victory of the national U23 team (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
"Facing a strong opponent like South Korea's U23 team, they repeatedly took the lead, only conceding an equalizer in the final seconds. Despite being down a player, they held firm to take the match to a penalty shootout. It must be acknowledged that our U23 players showed incredible resilience. Hopefully, they will continue to maintain this form to help develop our national football," commented Facebook user T. Tiến.
"It's a shame we couldn't reach the final like in the 2018 U23 Asian Championship in Changzhou. Losing in the semi-finals is truly regrettable, but sometimes we realize that winning the third-place match is more joyful and fulfilling than losing in the final," one Facebook user commented, receiving much agreement from netizens.
Besides the messages and comments on social media to celebrate with the Vietnamese U23 players, many humorous memes have also been created and shared by netizens to join in the festive atmosphere across the country.
Here are some humorous images shared by netizens after the Vietnamese U23 team's victory and their bronze medal win at the AFC U23 Asian Cup:

Dinh Bac was undoubtedly the most outstanding name in the recently concluded match, contributing an assist, scoring a goal, and receiving a red card (Photo: Thang Fly Comics).

This was undoubtedly an unforgettable match for Dinh Bac, as he left such a strong impression (Photo: Troll Football).

Dinh Bac had a successful tournament, scoring 4 goals and providing 2 assists, leading the top scorer list (Photo: Troll Football).

The South Korean U23 goalkeeper had a forgettable match, incorrectly guessing the direction of all seven penalty kicks (Photo: Fandom Owker).

It seems the South Korean U23 goalkeeper wanted to save the "surprise" for the 7th penalty kick, but unexpectedly Thanh Nhàn was more outstanding (Photo: Ngo Family).

The U23 Vietnam players rose strongly after their defeat in the semi-final to give their all in the third-place match (Photo: Anbecks).

Netizens noticed an interesting coincidence regarding the number 7 in the recent match (Screenshot).

Ly Duc carried Hieu Minh onto the field to celebrate with his teammates. These two players were unable to play today because one received a red card and the other was injured (Photo: AFC).

The image of the courageous warriors in Changzhou in 2018 has been recreated in Saudi Arabia in 2026 (Photo: Football Troll).
The moment of celebration after the victory by the coaching staff and players of the Vietnam U23 team ( Video : AFC).
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/cong-nghe/dan-mang-che-anh-hai-huoc-chuc-mung-chien-thang-cua-doi-tuyen-u23-viet-nam-20260124034711246.htm







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