U17 Vietnam completed 3 matches in training trip to Japan

VHO - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced that on the afternoon of November 13, the Vietnam U17 team played a friendly match with U18 Ehime. This was the third and final match during the training trip in Ehime province (Japan), preparing for the 2026 AFC U17 Qualifiers.

Previously, coach Cristiano Roland and his team played two matches with a 2-0 win over Imabari Club - currently playing in J.League 2 - and a 1-1 draw with Matsuyama University.

U17 Vietnam won 1, drew 1 and lost 1 in 3 matches in Japan

U18 Ehime is considered the strongest "blue team" that U17 Vietnam will face in this training session when possessing the next force of Ehime FC - the team currently competing in J.League 2.

In this match, coach Cristiano Roland continued to take full advantage of the opportunity to test and evaluate his squad. The starting lineup also had some changes compared to the previous match.

The two teams entered the match at a fairly high pace. In the 34th minute, U18 Ehime opened the score 1-0. In the second half, U17 Vietnam played better, confidently pushing up their formation and putting a lot of pressure on the opponent's goal.

However, while engrossed in attacking, the team let U18 Ehime exploit the gap in the 70th minute, raising the score to 2-0 after a quick counter-attack.

Not giving up, U17 Vietnam still persistently organized attacks at the end of the match. That effort was rewarded in the 89th minute when Nguyen Hiep Dai Viet Nam seized the opportunity to finish neatly in the penalty area, shortening the score to 1-2. This was also the final result of the match.

Although they did not win, the performance against a strong opponent helped U17 Vietnam learn many valuable lessons about the ability to withstand pressure, change state and organize attacks, important factors in the playing style to aim for the 2026 U17 Asian Qualifiers.

Coach Cristiano Roland and his team will have one more day to practice before ending the training trip.

The team returned home on November 15 and entered the final preparation stage before participating in the 2026 AFC U17 Qualifiers, taking place from November 22 to 30 in Hanoi and Hung Yen.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/u17-viet-nam-hoan-tat-3-tran-trong-chuyen-tap-huan-nhat-ban-181199.html