Coach Kim Sang-sik clasped his hands and bowed to the referee, using a unique move to disrupt U23 Indonesia's throw-in.

The final match of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia was fierce and tense until the last minute. Despite the pressure from tens of thousands of home fans, U23 Vietnam still bravely won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Nguyen Cong Phuong.

In this match, U23 Vietnam showed their tenacity and intelligence against the aggressive play of U23 Indonesia. In addition to the flexible tactics of coach Kim Sang-sik, U23 Vietnam also had many skillful handling situations both on and off the field that frustrated the home team. This made the match tense until the last minute, with the key situation at minute… 90+10'.

In an attempt to prevent U23 Indonesia from throwing the ball far in the final phase, coach Kim Sang-sik stood in the way of Robi Drawis. The problem was that the Korean coach was standing in his technical area. Therefore, when referee Takasaki Koji gave him a yellow card, the U23 Vietnam coach reacted very humorously. He bowed to the Japanese king in black.

Things did not stop there. While coach Kim Sang-sik was being warned by the referee, an assistant of U23 Vietnam took a bucket of water and ran out and… placed water bottles in the technical area of the red team, thereby preventing Robi Drawis from taking a long throw-in.

The assistant of U23 Indonesia, Van Rensburg, realized the "unique move" of U23 Vietnam and ran over to kick and throw water bottles. This action did not escape the eyes of the referees, and Van Rensburg immediately received a red card and left the field. His efforts could not neutralize the "unique move" of U23 Vietnam, and Robi Drawis was forced to throw the ball to goalkeeper Ardiansyah to kick the ball up.

Although Ardiansyah ventured beyond the midfield line, his long pass was inaccurate and was caught by Trung Kien. This was also the situation that ended the match, helping U23 Vietnam successfully defend their 1-0 victory and win the championship.