Vietnam U23 players’ courage, passion melt snow: OSEN. (Photo: weibo.cn) Hanoi (VNA) – The courage andpassion of Vietnamese U23 players seemed to melt the snow, OSEN, a news websitebased in the Republic of Korea commented on the final between Vietnam andUzbekistan in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship.
Despite the heavy snowfall, Vietnamese players and coach Park Hang-seodid not buckle, OSEN said. “The players threw themselves forward and did theirbest. Their physical limitations seemed to be overcame by mental strength.”
According to Thailand-based Siam Sports, snow made it difficult for thetwo teams to control the ball, especially for Vietnam’s team who live in atropical country.
Though Vietnam’s U23 team did not win the title, they performed amiracle reaching the final and left Vietnam’s mark on the tournament, said theThai version of Four Four Two.
Vietnam representing Southeast Asia in the final of the AFC U23Championship in Changzhou, China on January 27 was a major boost the region’sfootballing fortunes, stated the Phnom Penh Post from Cambodia.
Singapore-based The Independent ran a headline “Red-hot Vietnam isfirst in ASEAN to make AFC Under 23 final”, which quoted Qatar’s Braziliancoach Felix Sanchez as saying “Vietnam deserves the final. They have proventhat they are a highly capable team. They did their best to win and I send themmy congratulations.”
“They truly played with balls of fire. Vietnam wentabsolutely wild and a little sub-continent of ASEAN celebrated as the red-hotcountry qualified for the AFC U23 final for the first time,” the newspaperlauded Vietnam’s victory over Qatar in the semi-finals.-VNA
