U.22 Vietnam drew dramatically with the extremely strong Uzbekistan team: Entered the top 2, after host China

The U.22 Vietnam team played a good match and forced the stronger opponent, U.22 Uzbekistan, to share points. Coach Dinh Hong Vinh and his team are currently ranked 2nd in the CFA China Team international friendly tournament.

On the evening of March 23, the U.22 Vietnam team took the field in the second match of the CFA China Team 2025 international friendly tournament, against the U.22 Uzbekistan team. In this tournament, the Central Asian team is considered to be stronger than the U.22 Korea team (tied 1-1 with U.22 Vietnam in the opening match). The U.22 Uzbekistan team even has names that were once part of the national team.

U.22 Vietnam plays confidently

Facing a highly rated opponent, the U.22 Vietnam team entered the match very confidently. Coach Dinh Hong Vinh and his team created a game that was on par with the U.22 Uzbekistan team. The Vietnamese players had many attacking and finishing moves, but were not dangerous enough to trouble the opponent's goalkeeper.

On the other hand, U.22 Uzbekistan, after warming up, showed their class. The team from Central Asia continuously caused trouble for goalkeeper Cao Van Binh's goal. However, the U.22 Vietnam team played a resilient defense to keep a clean sheet before the match entered the break. The first half ended with a 0-0 draw.

U.22 Vietnam has the second consecutive draw at CFA China Team 2025

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In the second half, the U.22 Vietnam team still maintained the game against U.22 Uzbekistan. Coach Dinh Hong Vinh made changes to ensure physical strength and played a tight counter-attack defense against the Central Asian representative.

In the end, the U.22 Vietnam team drew 0-0 with U.22 Uzbekistan. This was the second consecutive draw of the Golden Star team at the CFA China Tem 2025 tournament. Meanwhile, U.22 Uzbekistan also had their second consecutive draw, both with a score of 0-0 (the opening match was a draw with host U.22 China).

In the remaining match of the second round, U.22 China won 1-0 against U.22 Korea. Thus, the home team temporarily rose to the top of the table with 3 points (1 draw, 1 win), goal difference +1. U.22 Vietnam ranked second in the table with 2 points, goal difference 0. U.22 Uzbekistan ranked third (both had 2 points with U.22 Vietnam, but scored less goals). U.22 Korea ranked last in the table with 1 point (1 draw, 1 loss), goal difference -1.

In the final match, U.22 Vietnam will face U.22 China at 6:35 p.m. on March 25.