(Dan Tri) - Goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan admitted he made a mistake leading to U23 Vietnam's goal against U23 Iraq. However, the Hanoi Club goalkeeper affirmed that he and his teammates played their best.
ASIA U23 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 2024
21:00 p.m. April 29: U4 Japan – U23 Iraq (Semi-final 23)
00:30 April 30: U4 Indonesia – U23 Uzbekistan (Semi-final 23)
22:30 p.m. May 2: Two losing teams in the semi-finals (Third place match)
22:30 p.m. May 3: Two winning teams in the semi-finals (Finals)
In the 60th minute, from the coordinated attack of Iraq U23, goalkeeper Van Chuan rushed out and made an impact on Nihad Mohammed Watifi, causing him to fall in the penalty area. Korean referee Ko Hyung Jin reviewed the VAR technology screen for a long time to assess the situation.
After that, this king in black decided to award a penalty to U23 Iraq. On the 11m mark, Ali Jasim kicked the ball very hard, even though Van Chuan threw himself in the right direction, he couldn't block it. This was also the only goal in the match.
With this defeat at Al Janoub Stadium (Doha, Qatar) on the evening of April 26, U4 Vietnam stopped in the quarterfinals of the Asian U23 tournament for the second time in a row, while U2 Iraq entered the semi-finals to meet U23 Japan to compete. tickets to the Paris Olympics.
Quan Van Chuan made a mistake causing U23 Vietnam to admit defeat (Photo: AFC).
After the match, goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan affirmed that he and his teammates played very hard, but a personal error led to an unfortunate loss.
“U23 Vietnam played quite well in this match. However, myself and the center back did not coordinate well, leading to a penalty. It was a very unfortunate personal error. The two teams played well, Iraq U23 mainly played long balls, I tried to prevent and make mistakes," Quan Van Chuan admitted.
“I'm very sad because the team's goal was to get tickets to the Olympics but had to stop in the quarterfinals. That makes me extremely regretful," Van Chuan shared.
For his part, coach Hoang Anh Tuan did not blame Quan Van Chuan, he said: "I only focus on professionalism and care about how my players play.
Of course, from my perspective, I cannot say whether the penalty was right or wrong. That is the referee's job. The match is over, I don't want to repeat that situation again."
“U23 Vietnam will improve after each match. As you can see, in this match U23 Vietnam showed many different things compared to previous matches.
Remember, today's opponent of U23 Vietnam is U23 Iraq, not U23 Kuwait or U23 Malaysia. With such a strong team, we all saw how U23 Vietnam played today. They have improved professionally and tactically. I feel happy about that.
As I said, if Iraq U23 wins tickets to the semi-finals we will still be happy. And if U23 Vietnam gets to the semi-finals, that would be great. At the end of the match, we are still friends," coach Hoang Anh Tuan affirmed.
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