Regretfully lost the top spot, must fight the final battle

Today (September 27) at Lach Tray Stadium, the Vietnam U.20 team played the 3rd match of Group A of the 2025 AFC U.20 Championship qualifiers, facing the Bangladesh U.20 team.

Hoang Minh Tien shines in U.20 Vietnam's 4-1 victory over U.20 Bangladesh

Against a weaker opponent, Coach Hua Hien Vinh still used a strong lineup to compete for the top spot with the Syrian team. Hoang Minh Tien was the outstanding player on the U.20 Vietnam side with a goal in the 30th minute and a tap-in that caused Topu to score an own goal in the 3rd minute. Before the end of the first half, the U.20 Vietnam team unexpectedly let U.20 Bangladesh reduce the score to 1-2, then Le Van Quang Duyet increased the gap to 3-1.

Playing quite deadlocked in the second half, the U.20 Vietnam team only had 1 more goal in the 81st minute by Nguyen Cong Phuong. Having a 4-1 overall victory over U.20 Bangladesh, U.20 Vietnam lost the top spot to the Syrian team because in the early match, this team crushed U.20 Guam with a score of 10-1.

U.20 Vietnam won all matches but ranked second in Group A due to losing to U.20 Syria on goal difference.

Having the same 9 points as U.20 Syria, U.20 Vietnam ranked second behind their opponent due to a lower goal difference (11 vs. 14). In the final match on September 29, U.20 Vietnam faced U.20 Syria to determine the first and second place in the group. The first-placed team will advance, while 5 of the 10 best second-placed teams will also qualify for the 2025 U.20 Asian Cup in China.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bang-xep-hang-u20-viet-nam-moi-nhat-thang-dam-van-mat-ngoi-dau-quyet-chien-tran-cuoi-185240927221047081.htm