Coach Kim Sang-sik has never lost in the final.

Since becoming head coach, Kim Sang-sik has never lost in a final match.

Last-minute surge propels Vietnam U22 into SEA Games 33 final. On the afternoon of December 15th, Vietnam U22 defeated the Philippines 2-0 in the semi-finals of the men's football tournament at SEA Games 33 with two decisive goals in the final minutes.

On the afternoon of December 15th, the Vietnam U22 team defeated the Philippines 2-0 in the men's football semi-finals thanks to goals in the 89th and 90+2 minutes from Van Thuan and Thanh Nhan. Since taking over the Vietnamese national teams in May 2024, coach Kim Sang-sik has achieved a 100% success rate in reaching the finals of official regional tournaments.

After helping the Vietnamese national teams reach the finals of the 2024 AFF Cup and the U23 Southeast Asian Championship, Kim Sang-sik is now leading the Vietnamese U22 team to the SEA Games final.

Coach Kim Sang-sik led Vietnamese football to victory in the 2024 AFF Cup and the Southeast Asian U23 Championship. Prior to that, as the coach of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, he also won the 2022 Korean FA Cup.

Coach Kim Sang-sik is having an impressive period with Vietnamese football.

At that time, the South Korean national football cup was played in a two-legged format. In the first leg, Jeonbuk drew 2-2 with FC Seoul, but then defeated their opponent 3-1 in the second leg. That was one of the two major titles that coach Kim Sang-sik won with Jeonbuk, alongside the K League 1 championship in 2021.

Before coming to Vietnam to work, coach Kim Sang-sik's win rate in cup matches with Jeonbuk was as high as 75% (15 wins, 2 losses, 3 draws), across both the FA Cup and the AFC Champions League.

This partly explains why the South Korean strategist has helped Vietnamese football achieve a 100% success rate in reaching the finals of official regional tournaments.

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