SEA Games 32: U22 Vietnam secure a win over U22 Laos at first match

The joy of Van Tung (9) after scoring the first goal for U22 Vietnam

U22 Vietnam started the journey of defending the gold medal won in the previous Games with the match against U22 Laos. In this match, Coach Troussier and his players were determined to win to have a favorable start, and at the same time erase some supporters’ skepticism after a series of consecutive bad performances in friendly matches.

Meanwhile, U22 Laos, which have been making progress over the past time, did  not hide its ambition to surprise Vietnamese rivals.

It is a hard win but a good start for U22 Vietnam

U22 Vietnam hit the net in the 2nd minute after the coordination in the right wing. Van Cuong crossed the ball for Van Tung to hit a dangerous header, opening the score for U22 Vietnam.

In the first half, though Vietnamese players tried their best, they could not expand the score. In the second half, U22 Laos counterattacked. In the 89th minute, U22 Laos had a chance to level the score. Luckily, goalkeeper Van Chuan had a successful catch.

Forward Quoc Viet (19)'s hitting the net secures a 2-0 win for U22 Vietnam against U22 Laos

In the 90+1 minute, Quoc Viet raised the score to 2-0 for U22 Vietnam, securing Vietnam’s win against Laos.

It was a hard win but a good start for U22 Vietnam to achieve another gold medal of the Games.

Translated by Mai Huong