Vietnam leaves U20 Asian Cup after losing 1-3 against Iran
Hanoi (VNA) – 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.
At the 36th minute, Iran was awarded a free
kick. The ball was crossed into the penalty area and Hazbavi jumped up to head
the ball, opening the score.
Trailing 0-1 in the first half, Vietnam had no other option
but to push their team forward from the beginning of the second half.
At the
56th minute, Van Khang appeared at the right time to make a decisive
finish, 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 to
bring the score to 2-1 for U20 Iran.
In the final minutes, Vietnam tried to push their team
forward to find an equaliser, but with their energy depleted, the Southeast
Asian team couldn't succeed, and conceded another goal at the 94th minute./.