At 4:00 p.m. today (July 25), U23 Vietnam will enter the semi-final match of the U23 Southeast Asian tournament with U23 Philippines at Bung Karno Stadium.
Fans can watch all matches of the U23 Southeast Asia tournament live onFPT Play platforms or free-to-air channels such as VTV5 and VTV Can Tho. In addition, Dan Tri newspaper also broadcasts this match live.
U23 Vietnam is rated higher than U23 Philippines (Photo: VFF).
Before the match, U23 Vietnam was rated much higher than its opponent U23 Philippines. This was the first time U23 Philippines had participated in the semi-finals of the U23 Southeast Asian tournament, while U23 Vietnam was the most successful team in the tournament with two consecutive championships in 2022 and 2023.
U23 Vietnam has won both matches in the group stage against U23 Laos and U23 Cambodia. However, the playing style of coach Kim Sang Sik's team is still not convincing. The situations of U23 Vietnam's ball deployment still have many flaws.
Fans expect coach Kim Sang Sik and his team to show a different side in the semi-finals, where each match is decisive.
The strength of U23 Vietnam in the group stage is aerial combat. 3/5 of the team's goals came from headers. Even the remaining two goals came from crosses from the wings.
U23 Philippines is not an easy opponent (Photo: FPA).
However, U23 Vietnam may have difficulty with this style of play when facing U23 Philippines. This team consists of many players playing abroad, possessing tall physiques. Therefore, U23 Philippines often takes advantage of this to overwhelm their opponents in defense and take advantage of aerial situations.
The two goals of U23 Philippines against U23 Malaysia both came from the same formula: using speed to break through the opponent's defense, then using the delicate finishing ability of target striker Otu Bisong to score.
This requires U23 Vietnam to be truly creative, if they don't want to reach a dead end when facing U23 Philippines.
History is on the side of U23 Vietnam. In the most recent encounter with U23 Philippines in the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament, U23 Vietnam won with a score of 1-0. Previously, at the 2022 SEA Games, U23 Vietnam drew 0-0 with this opponent.
Expected lineup U23 Vietnam vs U23 Philippines
U23 Vietnam : Trung Kien, Hieu Minh, Ly Duc, Nhat Minh, Van Truong, Anh Quan, Xuan Bac, Van Khang, Phi Hoang, Quoc Viet, Dinh Bac.
U23 Philippines : Guimaraes, Caraig, Rosquillo, Villanueva, Taningco, Lucero, Muens, Mariona, Carino, Banatao, Reyes Dalapo.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/xem-truc-tiep-tran-u23-viet-nam-gap-u23-philippines-o-dau-20250725085354738.htm
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