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U22 Laos is not an easy opponent, but U22 Vietnam is confident of winning with a big score difference in the opening match of SEA Games 33, at 4:00 p.m. on December 3.

In theory, meeting U22 Laos in the opening match of the men's football SEA Games 33 is an advantage for U22 Vietnam . Against a weaker opponent, coach Kim Sang Sik 's team can easily calculate tactics and personnel, with the goal of winning without revealing their cards, keeping their strength for the decisive match with U22 Malaysia.

However, U22 Laos can bring many difficulties to U22 Vietnam. The core of this team is the players who just played with the Laos team against the Vietnam team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, including defenders Khounthoumphone, Xaysombath, Okham Latsachack, midfielder Damoth Thongkhamsavath, striker Peter Phanthavong...

Laos team caused many difficulties for Vietnam team.

That was the match where the team from the land of a million elephants caused a lot of trouble for the Vietnamese team by using a tight defense and waiting for the opponent's weakness to counterattack. Although the home team won 2-0 thanks to goals from Xuan Son and Tuan Hai, coach Kim Sang Sik had to admit that Lao football has made progress.

Meeting again at the U22 level at the 33rd SEA Games, U22 Laos has the basis to be confident of doing “something” against U22 Vietnam. “We want to create a surprise, and believe we can do it,” coach Ha Hyeok Jun affirmed.

The Korean strategist understands his colleague Kim Sang Sik as well as Vietnamese football very well, so U22 Laos can play more proactively, instead of defending like in the last match.

With U22 Vietnam, it is clear that coach Kim Sang Sik has never been complacent when facing opponents who are rated much lower than him. With youth football, the coach born in 1976 must be even more cautious.

However, despite having the utmost respect for U22 Laos, U22 Vietnam still plays offensively, determined to score many goals to have a good goal difference before facing U22 Malaysia.

U22 Vietnam confident of victory. Photo: VFF

The problem of U22 Vietnam is to solve the finishing problem. In the recent Panda Cup 2025, Dinh Bac and his teammates only scored 1 goal in 3 matches.

With 8 days off after the opening match, coach Kim Sang Sik is likely to use the strongest squad of U22 Vietnam to ensure a victory, even a big win.

This is not a difficult task if U22 Vietnam plays to their full potential. U22 Laos has made progress, but it is not easy for this team to score points against U22 Vietnam.

The match between U22 Vietnam and U22 Laos will kick off at 4:00 p.m. on December 3 at Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand).

Expected lineup of U22 Vietnam: Trung Kien, Ly Duc, Nhat Minh, Hieu Minh, Anh Quan, Thai Son, Xuan Bac, Van Khang, Dinh Bac, Le Phat, Thanh Nhan.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nhan-dinh-u22-viet-nam-vs-u22-lao-16h-ngay-3-12-2468677.html