U23 Vietnam is ready to compete with U23 Philippines

(NLDO) - The U23 Vietnam team had a training session at the Gelora Bung Karno auxiliary stadium (Jakarta) to prepare for the semi-final match of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship against U23 Philippines.

After the dramatic victory over U23 Cambodia, coach Kim Sang-sik only let the key players of U23 Vietnam do light exercises to relax and recover their physical condition. The Korean strategist divided the players into two groups to adjust the appropriate amount of exercise.

The starting players only did loose exercises. The remaining group continued to practice intensively with small group coordination, ball control and goal shooting.

Information from the medical department said that the U23 Vietnam team did not have any unfortunate injuries. Defender Pham Ly Duc - who was injured after a collision in the match with U23 Cambodia - was examined and did not have any serious problems.

Before the training session, midfielder Nguyen Xuan Bac expressed: "I thank the coaching staff for trusting and giving me the opportunity to start. I am quite satisfied with my recent performance and will continue to try to prove my ability."

Talking about some missed scoring opportunities in the match against U23 Cambodia, Xuan Bac frankly admitted: “Not only me, my teammates also had opportunities that they failed to take advantage of. Coach Kim reminded the whole team to focus on practicing more on finishing ability and to be more confident when having opportunities in front of the goal.”

The midfielder born in 2003 said that U23 Vietnam had a meeting to review experience and analyze the opponent U23 Philippines. “The Philippines is a well-organized team, playing disciplined and tight. The coaching staff has given tactical instructions so that the whole team can prepare appropriately, aiming for victory in the semi-final match.”

On the afternoon of July 24, the U23 Vietnam team will continue training to complete preparations for the semi-final match against the U23 Philippines. This match will take place at 4:00 p.m. on July 25 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/u23-viet-nam-san-sang-so-tai-u23-philippines-196250724103839164.htm