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Vietnam leaves U20 Asian Cup after losing 1-3 against Iran

The Vietnamese U20 football team lost 1-3 against Iran in the final match of the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup’s qualifier in Uzbekistan on March 7, forcing the team to leave the tournament.
Vietnam leaves U20 Asian Cup after losing 1-3 against Iran ảnh 1Vietnamese team (Photo: Internet)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese U20 football team lost 1-3 against Iran in the finalmatch of the 2023 AFC U20Asian Cup’s qualifier in Uzbekistan on March 7, forcing the team to leavethe tournament.

At the 36th minute, Iran was awarded a freekick. The ball was crossed into the penalty area and Hazbavi jumped up to headthe ball, opening the score.

Trailing 0-1 in the first half, Vietnam had no other optionbut to push their team forward from the beginning of the second half.

At the56th minute, Van Khang appeared at the right time to make a decisivefinish, leveling the score 1-1 for Vietnam.

From a breakthrough on the left wing at the 75th minute, the ball fell into Vietnam's penalty area and Saharkhizan finished tobring the score to 2-1 for U20 Iran.

In the final minutes, Vietnam tried to push their teamforward to find an equaliser, but with their energy depleted, the SoutheastAsian team couldn't succeed, and conceded another goal at the 94th minute./.

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