Coach Kim Sang-sik is concerned about the finishing of U23 Vietnam.

Despite winning against U23 Singapore in the second match, Group C, 2026 AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers on the evening of September 6, coach Kim Sang-sik was still not satisfied with the finishing of U23 Vietnam.

Coach Kim Sang-sik is concerned about the finishing of U23 Vietnam. Photo: Hoang Tung .

“Today’s match didn’t have many goals and there wasn’t much to say. There were a lot of spectators at Viet Tri Stadium today and I was very happy about that. Everyone could see that there were many chances but their goalkeeper played very well, we will try to improve our finishing,” coach Kim Sang-sik said about the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Singapore.

Facing the youngest team in Group C of U23 Singapore, U23 Vietnam struggled to win. Dominating the game for most of the match, it was not until the 79th minute that U23 Vietnam scored to bring home 3 points thanks to Van Thuan's goal.

Coach Kim Sang-sik's players created many chances but also missed many. Their final shots were repeatedly off target, or were denied by the crossbar. The Korean strategist emphasized that this will be something that U23 Vietnam must improve when entering the final match with U23 Yemen.

Van Thuan scored the only goal for U23 Vietnam. Photo: Hoang Tung.

“We will carefully analyze and prepare for the match with U23 Yemen. With the current quality of the team, I am confident that we can win against them. U23 Yemen’s defense is very good, but U23 Vietnam has fast players who can exploit the space behind,” he affirmed.

Also attending the post-match press conference, the best player of the match Nguyen Van Truong shared about the 5 unsuccessful shots of U23 Vietnam: “In football, being unlucky is normal. We had many opportunities but did not convert them into goals. In the final match, everyone will continue to win and hope that everyone will come to cheer in larger numbers.”

In the final match on September 9, U23 Vietnam will face U23 Yemen to compete for the only ticket to the 2026 U23 Asian Cup finals.

Source: https://znews.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-tran-tro-ve-khau-dut-diem-cua-u23-viet-nam-post1583119.html