Team talk: Head coach Tuấn and players prepare for their last friendly match against China before the AFC U19 Championship. — Photo vff.org.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The national U19 Việt Nam will head to Indonesia to play in the final round of 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship on October 11 to face U19 China in a friendly three days later. In the build-up to the event, the team played two friendlies during a training trip to Japan against U19 Japan and Kyoto Sangyo University and three in Qatar against Uruguay, Qatar and the Ivory Coast earlier this month. Head coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn expressed his gratitude to the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) for funding the training trips. In the finals of the AFC U19 Championship, Việt Nam are in Group C with South Korea, Australia and Jordan, while China are in Group D with Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Malaysia. Their latest encounter was in the final round of … [Read more...] about U19 Việt Nam to face China in friendly
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U19 Việt Nam beat U19 Laos at AFF Champs
On fire: U19 Việt Nam (red) beat U19 Laos at 4-1. — Photo thethao247.vnViet Nam News INDONESIA — Việt Nam beat Laos 4-1 at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship yesterday. Head coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn switched nine players leaving only Duy Kiên and Xuân Tú from their last game. In the opening minutes, Việt Nam attacked U19 Laos. From a Bảo Toàn pass, Danh Trung scored after 24 minutes. Before the first half ended, U19 Việt Nam added two more goals. Văn Công and Văn Tới hit the net before the break. In the second half, Laos were forced on the back foot, with Việt Nam in control. On 75 minutes Hữu Thắng scored the fourth goal to Việt Nam. Lào added a consolation goal late on. The victory put Việt Nam second place in group A, level with Thailand on seven points. In the other game, Thailand beat Singapore 6-0. Việt Nam will … [Read more...] about U19 Việt Nam beat U19 Laos at AFF Champs
U19 Việt Nam defeats U19 Philippines at AFF Champs
Team work makes the dream work: U19 Việt Nam had a big win over the Philippines at AFF champs yesterday. — Photo vnn.vn Viet Nam News INDONESIA — U19 Việt Nam beat U19 Philippines at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Youth Championship yesterday. Head coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn’s team found it easy to control the match and launched a wave of attacks on the rival’s net. In the first round, after many failed shoots by Minh Bình and Xuân Tú, and a yellow card dealt to Bình due to a goal area fault, Lê Văn Nam had an exact header and scored 1-0 for Việt Nam after 29 minutes. In the second stanza, U19 Việt Nam played more passionately as Nam scored again after receiving a pass from Tú. Bình then scored again nine minutes later, opening the score to 3-0. Twelve minutes later, captain Hồng Sơn contributed a goal for Việt Nam, raising the score to 4-0. At 85 minutes, … [Read more...] about U19 Việt Nam defeats U19 Philippines at AFF Champs
Việt Nam lose to Mexico at Suwon JS Cup
Việt Nam’s U19 football team. — Photo bongda.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s U19 football team lost to Mexico 4-0 in the first match of the Suwon JS Cup 2018 in South Korea on Wednesday. Head coach of Việt Nam national senior football team, Park Hang-seo attended the game. Save for Việt Nam conceding a 22nd minute penalty which Mexico missed, the two sides played out a fairly even, scoreless first half. After the break, coach Diego Ramirez changed his tactics and the Mexicans succeeded in scoring four goals to run out comfortable winners Việt Nam will next face Morocco on April 20 at 6pm and South Korea two days later at 4pm. Việt Nam are one of four teams taking part alongside South Korea, Mexico and Morocco in the tournament as a warm-up for the finals of the AFC U19 Championship in Indonesia between October 18 and November 4. — VNS … [Read more...] about Việt Nam lose to Mexico at Suwon JS Cup
Tuấn calls 24 players for Việt Nam U19 team
Overseas Vietnamese midfielder Tony Lê Tuấn Anh. — Photo foxsportsasia.com Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Head coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn has selected 24 players for the Việt Nam U19 team to compete in the Suwon JS Cup 2018 in South Korea. Most of them played in the recent International U19 Football Tournament in Pleiku City in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, which Việt Nam won against Japanese club side Mito Holyhock. The coach chose only three players of national U19 defending champions, Đồng Tháp, namely goalie Nguyễn Nhật Trường, defender Nguyễn Hoàng Duy and midfielder Trần Công Minh. The runners-up of the National U19 Championship, Hà Nội also contributed six players including three defenders, two midfielders and one striker. Notably, overseas Vietnamese midfielder Tony Lê Tuấn Anh from the Czech Republic was also in Tuấn’s … [Read more...] about Tuấn calls 24 players for Việt Nam U19 team