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Vietnam’s U23 draws 1-1 with U20 RoK in friendly

Vietnam’s U23 drew 1-1 with the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s U20 squad in a friendly held at Viet Tri Stadium of Phu Tho province on April 19, prior to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).
Vietnam’s U23 draws 1-1 with U20 RoK in friendly ảnh 1At the friendly (Photo: VNA)

Phu Tho (VNA) – Vietnam’s U23 drew 1-1 with theRepublic of Korea (RoK)’s U20 squad in a friendly held at Viet Tri Stadium of PhuTho province on April 19, prior to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games31).

Hosting the game was to help the northern province reviseits preparations for the upcoming Games.

Lee Young-jun of the RoK scored an opener in the 14th minutewith a header, and captain Dang Van Toi converted a penalty to equalise for Vietnamthree minutes later.

Vietnam’s U23 draws 1-1 with U20 RoK in friendly ảnh 2Players of the teams vie for the ball (Photo: VNA)

The teams are to face each other again at Hanoi’s Hang DayStadium on April 22.

Earlier, Vietnam’s U23 played four matches in the Dubai Cup2022 friendly tournament in the United Arab Emirates late March, in which it recordedone draw and two losses.

Vietnam are reigning champions in men’s football at the SEAGames.

SEA Games 31, themed “For a stronger South East Asia”, willrun in Hanoi and 11 neighbouring localities from May 12 to 23. It will feature40 sports with 526 events and is expected to attract around 10,000participants. The biennial event was initially slated for late 2021 but delayeddue to the pandemic’s impact./.

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