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 players 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 to the final to meet host U23 Indonesia.

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The situation where Quoc Viet was fouled and Jaime Rosquillo mistakenly got 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 player number 2 Noah Leddel. But referee Muhammad Usaid gave a red card to player number 14 Jaime Rosquillo - who had no impact on the Vietnamese striker.

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

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Referee Muhammad Usaid tosses a coin for the two team captains to choose the field and serve 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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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/trong-tai-rut-the-do-nham-cau-thu-tran-u23-viet-nam-ha-philippines-2425858.html