China U22's unbelievable victory over Korea puts Vietnam U22 in a difficult position at Panda Cup 2025

TPO - Putting aside the 0-1 loss to Vietnam on the opening day, China played an incredibly successful match against South Korea, the team considered the strongest in the 2025 Panda Cup. They even won overwhelmingly to take the lead in the tournament.

Behram Abduweli scored both goals for the home team

On the opening day, the Korean youth team defeated Uzbekistan, one of the best youth football training countries in Asia. This victory reflected the strength of Korea and it put the host at a psychological disadvantage because on the opening day, they lost 0-1 to U22 Vietnam.

But the home players faced the pressure very well. They played slowly, steadily and pressed their opponents, making it impossible for the Koreans to execute their preparations completely. The first half ended with a score of 0-0.

In the second half, U22 China boldly attacked and they surprised their opponents with very direct and effective deployments. In the 71st minute, with just one pass from the back line, the home team opened the score. Behram Abduweli, a player born in Xinjiang, ran down, overcame the opponent's defenders and then shot diagonally to score.

Behram's backheel goal

U22 Korea was confused after this goal. Not only did their attack falter, they were also confused in defense. 10 minutes after the goal, U22 Korea made a fatal mistake when their defender lost the ball outside the penalty area, creating conditions for U22 China to attack. Behram Abduweli stood alone in the penalty area, surrounded by 3 black shirts, but he received the ball. With a skillful backheel, this striker sealed a 2-0 victory for the home team.

This is only the 4th win of the Chinese U22/U23 team against the Korean U22/U23 team in the history of confrontation. They met their opponents 20 times and lost 13 times. Through this difference in balance, we can see how significant the 2-0 result created by the home team is.

The last 3 points also helped them rise to the top of the Panda Cup 2025. All 4 teams participating in the tournament have 3 points with 1 win, 1 loss. But U22 China has the best goal difference (+1) so they are in the lead. U22 Korea and U22 Vietnam both have a goal difference of 0 while Uzbekistan is at the bottom. Thus, U22 Vietnam is facing quite a lot of pressure before the final match when the team has to face a Korea that is hungry for victory.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/u22-trung-quoc-thang-kho-tin-truoc-han-quoc-day-u22-viet-nam-vao-the-kho-tai-panda-cup-2025-post1796556.tpo