U23 Vietnam confidently entered the match against U23 Philippines. (Source: VFF)
This highly anticipated match will take place at 4pm at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta). This is the fourth consecutive Southeast Asian U23 tournament that the “Golden Star Warriors” have made it to the semi-finals, twice reaching the final and winning the championship.
With what has been shown, Coach Kim Sang-sik's team is very confident in defeating their opponents to help Vietnamese football make a hat-trick of championships in this tournament.
"I'm very happy that the team has qualified for the semi-finals after two consecutive victories. We are ready for the semi-finals. No matter who our opponent is, we will have the best preparation to aim for victory," Coach Kim Sang-sik shared before the match against U23 Philippines.
However, the Korean coach was also very cautious when he commented that the Philippines is a team with a very clear defensive counter-attacking style of play, with fast and technical players, especially number 7 and number 20. "This will be a big challenge for the U23 Vietnam defense. Our players need to concentrate to neutralize these dangerous strikers," he said.
On the other side of the front line, Coach Garrath McPherson of the U23 Philippines was also cautious when he said: "They are a very quality team, with many players who have played for the national team and played in the national championship. U23 Vietnam is well organized, especially dangerous in set pieces."
Before the semi-finals, U23 Vietnam had a good record as the only team to win all matches, defeating U23 Laos (3-0) and U23 Cambodia (2-1).
Meanwhile, U23 Philippines was in a difficult group with the presence of host U23 Indonesia and U23 Malaysia. However, they played impressively to qualify for the semi-finals as the second place in the group.
With this achievement, U23 Philippines will certainly be a difficult challenge for U23 Vietnam in the competition for a ticket to the semi-finals.
Semi-final 2 will be an unpredictable match between host U23 Indonesia and U23 Thailand. The match will take place at 8:00 p.m. at Gelora Bung Karno (Jakarta).
The U23 Indonesia team has a big advantage when playing at home. The great support from the home crowd has partly helped the players play confidently and achieve the top position in Group A with an undefeated record.
However, U23 Indonesia needs to be careful because their opponent, U23 Thailand, is not easy to bully like the opponents they have faced before.
In the group stage, U23 Thailand did not need to exert too much effort to easily win 4-0 against U23 Timor Leste and draw with U23 Myanmar.
Obviously, after what the teams have shown, the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship promise to be very exciting and tense. The two semi-finals will be broadcast live on FPT Play./.
According to VNA
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