'Youth King' Quoc Viet scores, U.23 Vietnam and Qatar compete for dramatic score

U.23 Vietnam thoroughly gave opportunities to new players or players who rarely played together, creating a dramatic score race with U.23 Qatar, losing narrowly 2-3 with goals from Van Thuan and Quoc Viet.

Quoc Viet had not scored any goals in 7 matches for U.23 Vietnam before scoring against U.23 Qatar.

Photo: Minh Tu

U.23 Vietnam changed radically

At 10pm Vietnam time on October 13, the U.23 Vietnam team had their second friendly match with U.23 Qatar at the 321 Club Stadium, one of the most modern sports complexes in the UAE. The highlight of the match was that interim coach Dinh Hong Vinh completely changed 100% of the starting lineup from the previous match.

With the ultimate goal of giving the players a chance to play and conduct experiments, U.23 Vietnam made a big change, letting the reserve players from the previous match play from the start such as goalkeeper Nguyen Tan, defender Nam Hai, Tuan Phong or midfielders Thanh Trung, Thai Son (captain) and striker Van Thuan...

It is understandable that this brand new team did not start the match smoothly. The names that rarely or for the first time played together created a bit of confusion, causing U.23 Vietnam to receive 2 goals in the first half, before Van Thuan shortened the score to 1-2 and entered the break.

'Youth King' Quoc Viet scores

Thai Son wears the captain's armband for the U.23 Vietnam team in the friendly match with Qatar on October 14.

Photo: VFF

In the second half, U.23 Vietnam created a better game, especially since sending familiar players onto the field such as Van Truong, Ly Duc, Quoc Viet, Le Viktor, Anh Quan... The dominance of the game was shown more clearly, quite similar to the previous match.

After the opportunities were created, the equalizer 2-2 came thanks to the "King of the Youth Tournament" Quoc Viet. This can be seen as a great encouragement and psychological relief for the player who played well but has not scored any goals in 7 official matches with coach Kim Sang-sik.

Unfortunately, after the equalizer, despite playing better, U.23 Vietnam conceded another goal in the 78th minute. Although they could not equalize, this can be considered a good performance from the team without 8 key players called up to the Vietnam national team. The 2 goals scored by Van Thuan and Quoc Viet are also good news for the U.23 Vietnam attack.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vua-giai-tre-quoc-viet-ghi-ban-u23-viet-nam-va-qatar-dua-ty-so-kich-tinh-185251013235339488.htm