U23 Vietnam - U23 Philippines (first half) 0-0: Dinh Bac's shot hit the post

In the 9th minute, U23 Vietnam had a very good attack and Khuat Van Khang passed the ball conveniently for Dinh Bac to shoot quite hard in the penalty area. Unfortunately, the ball hit the post and bounced out.

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Despite winning against U23 Laos and Cambodia to enter the semi-finals as group winners, U23 Vietnam's playing style still leaves many experts and fans worried.

This is because coach Kim Sang Sik's team still has difficulty scoring, especially the attack is not really sharp despite having many scoring opportunities.

U23 Philippines will be a real challenge for Vietnam in the semi-final match. This is a team with a solid playing style, emphasizing discipline and playing impressive counter-attacking defense.

According to experts, to win, U23 Vietnam needs to build a solid defense and take advantage of scoring opportunities.

It is known that U23 Vietnam is one of the teams with the highest statistical index after the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Tournament.

Specifically, the U23 Vietnam team has made 1,160 successful passes after 2 matches in the group stage, nearly double that of the U23 Philippines.

The passing accuracy rate of U23 Vietnam is up to 90%, while this figure of U23 Philippines is 77%. Although playing one less match than Philippines, U23 Vietnam scored 5 goals, 1 more than Philippines.

However, the attacking stats of U23 Philippines are better than U23 Vietnam. Specifically, U23 Vietnam has launched 43 shots and only 14 of them are on target, accounting for 44%. Meanwhile, the Philippines has only shot 27 times after the group stage but has 13 shots on target, accounting for 62%.

The conversion rate of U23 Vietnam's chances into goals is also worse than that of the Philippines. U23 Vietnam only converted 16% of scoring opportunities. Meanwhile, the similar figure of U23 Philippines is 19%.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/u23-viet-nam-u23-philippines-hiep-1-0-0-dinh-bac-sut-bong-trung-cot-doc-20250725133730537.htm