In the first semi-final match of the 2025 U23 Southeast Asia Championship, U23 Vietnam was behind from the 33rd minute, but coach Kim Sang Sik's students were not shaken.

Dinh Bac shone with an equalizer, before Xuan Bac scored the winning goal 2-1 in the 54th minute, bringing U23 Vietnam into the final to meet host U23 Indonesia.

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The situation where Quoc Viet was fouled and Jaime Rosquillo mistakenly gave him a red card (Screenshot)

However, the victory of U23 Vietnam was overshadowed by the serious mistake of Malaysian referee Muhammad Usaid at the end of the match.

In the 4th minute of injury time of the second half, Quoc Viet escaped and was pulled down from behind by No. 2 player Noah Leddel. But referee Muhammad Usaid gave a red card to disqualify player No. 14 Jaime Rosquillo - who had no impact on the Vietnamese striker.

The 2025 U23 Southeast Asian Championship did not use VAR technology, and the referee did not change his decision, so Jaime Rosquillo and U23 Philippines had to accept it. This mistake caused U23 Philippines to lose a key player in the third-place match against U23 Thailand.

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Referee Muhammad Usaid tosses a coin for the two team captains to choose the field and serve the ball before the match (Screenshot)

After this situation, Quoc Viet could not continue playing, had to leave the field and was carried back to the hotel by his teammates. Coach Kim Sang Sik admitted that it was unclear whether he would be able to play in the final on July 29.

Highlights U23 Vietnam 2-1 U23 Philippines

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