Vietnam beat Philippines to enter ASEAN U23 Championship final

By Hoang Nguyen          JUL. 25, 2025

Vietnam secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Philippines in the ASEAN U23 Championship semifinal to advance to the final.

  • 90'+8
    Time's up. Vietnam are in the final!

    Vietnam defeated the Philippines 2-1 to advance to the final of the ASEAN U23 Championship for the third consecutive time.

  • 90'+4
    Red card for Philippines

    Jaime Rosquillo was sent off after stopping Quoc Viet from a relevant scoring chance. He was last on the defensive line of the Philippines. A freekick was given to Vietnam at the edge of the box but Viktor Le put it wide.

  • 90'

    Anh Quan was booked after a dangerous tackle on a Philippines player.

    The second half will have five additional minutes.

  • 85'

    As the game moves toward the end, Philippines player can no longer keep the pressure on Vietnam due to low stamina.

  • 78'

    What a miss! Viktor Le made a pass to Phi Hoang on the left flank and this player crossed it into the box. At a distance of just 6 m and with only the goalkeeper left, Van Thuan's shot went over the bar as he put way too much power into it.

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    Coach Kim Sang-sik reacts after Van Thuan's miss. Photo by Hai Tu

  • 71'

    The newly subbed trio of Viktor, Quoc Viet and Van Thuan, who were still strong and full of stamina, were directed to press right on opponent's half. The Philippines had difficulty in attacking, forcing them to play long balls, which brought Vietnam into a series of aerial duels.

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    Viktor Le (number 14) in a tackle. Photo by Hai Tu

  • 70'
    Two substitutions for the Philippines. Kamil Amirul and Uriel Dalapo come on for Dov Carino and Zachary Taningco.
  • 64'
    Vietnam made three substitutions. Le Van Thuan, Nguyen Quoc Viet and Viktor Le replace Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Dinh Bac and Nguyen Cong Phuong.
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    Nguyen Xuan Bac scores for Vietnam from a header. Photo by Hai Tu

  • 54'
    2-1 for Vietnam!

    After the failed corner kick, Vietnam still got the ball. From the left flank, Nguyen Phi Hoang crossed with his left foot precisely into the box for Xuan Bac to head the ball into the top right corner. The Guimaraes touched the ball but could not save it.

    This was Vietnam's 7th goal of the tournament, and 4th from a header.

 
 
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