Reactions of Chinese fans when their team faced Vietnam U23.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Many Chinese fans have reacted to their team facing Vietnam U23 in the semi-finals of the Asian U23 Championship.

China U23 defeated Uzbekistan U23 after a penalty shootout.

China's U23 team caused a major upset in the quarter-finals of the Asian U23 Championship by defeating Uzbekistan's U23 team after a thrilling penalty shootout. In the semi-finals, coach Antonio Puche's team will face Vietnam's U23 team.

China U23 brilliantly defeated Uzbekistan U23 (Photo: AFC).

This is a match that fans in both Vietnam and China have been eagerly anticipating. Chinese fans are also approaching the match with excitement.

On the Sohu website, Chinese fans commented quite enthusiastically about their team's match against Vietnam U23. One fan from Guangdong commented: "I only care about the result of the match. It doesn't matter what style of play China U23 plays."

The second person from Guangdong added, "China's U23 team must win against Vietnam's U23 team." The next person, from Anhui, wrote, "I believe many Chinese fans don't want the team to play in such a negative, defensive style. However, the result of the match against Vietnam's U23 team is also very important."

A fan from Hunan wrote: “A plausible scenario is that the Chinese U23 team wins against the Vietnamese U23 team in a penalty shootout. Then, they go on to beat the Japanese U23 team in the same way in the final. The Chinese U23 team wins the championship with only one goal scored and no goals conceded throughout the tournament. That's a record no team can break.”

Vietnam U23 is ready to face China U23 (Photo: AFC).

A fan from Hubei praised the home team: "The physical fitness of the Chinese U23 players is truly remarkable. No one suffered from cramps despite playing at high intensity for 120 minutes."

Another commenter from Zhejiang remarked: “Someone said the Chinese U23 team was lucky, but I believe the team has real strength. No one is lucky in four matches. The players have good discipline and a strong fighting spirit. I hope the Chinese U23 team can defeat the Vietnamese U23 team and qualify for the final.”

Next, a person from Guilin expressed sympathy for the home team: "Given the current level of Chinese football, it's very difficult to expect the U23 team to play well both offensively and defensively. I hope they achieve good results and gain experience after this tournament."

Sohu also analyzed the weaknesses of the Vietnamese U23 team. The newspaper stated: “The Vietnamese U23 team has two fatal weaknesses. They lack the ability to defend against aerial balls effectively. Furthermore, if they cannot penetrate the dense defense of the Chinese U23 team, the Vietnamese U23 team is very vulnerable to counter-attacks.”

China U23 needs to exploit Vietnam U23's weakness in defending against aerial balls, as the Vietnamese team only has an average height of 1.765m, making them among the shortest and lightest players in the tournament. In addition, to defeat Vietnam U23, China U23 still needs the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Li Hao.

The match between Vietnam U23 and China U23 will take place at 10:30 PM on January 20th.

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Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/phan-ung-cua-cdv-trung-quoc-khi-doi-nha-doi-dau-voi-u23-viet-nam-20260118121220436.htm