Vietnam lose 1-3 to Iran in U20 Asian Cup

By Hoang Nguyen       MAR. 7, 2023

Vietnam lost 1-3 to Iran in the last game of group B and exited the U20 Asian Cup despite winning the two previous games.

  • 90'+6
    Game over

    Vietnam lost 1-3 to Iran in the last game of group B and exited the U20 Asian Cup.

  • 90'+4
    Iran scored third goal

    Hosseinnezhad with better pace and stamina beat Vietnam defenders before burying it into the far corner.

  • 90'

    Vietnam have six more minutes to equalize and avoid elimination.

  • 89'

    Captain Van Khang got the best chance to find a goal for Vietnam with a chip, but keeper Zarei stayed focused.

  • 80'

    Vietnam made a late substitution, replacing Nguyen Dinh Bac with Nguyen Minh Tien.

  • 75'
    Iran scored again

    Iran once again got ahead with Sahaarkhizan's tap-in. Vietnam will need to level if they want to advance.

  • 70'

    Iran continued to put pressure to seek another goal and Vietnam are also dangerous with the counterattacks.

  • 68'

    Iran made two substitutions.

  • 64'

    A few minutes after getting kicked in the chest, Hong Phuc is replaced by Ho Van Cuong.

  • 58'

    Safari jumped and kicked straight into Nguyen Hong Phuc's chess and floored him, but the referee only gave him a yellow.

The game starts at 5 p.m. Hanoi time.

Vietnam are in a comfortable position ahead of their last group-stage game with six points thanks to victories over Australia and Qatar. If they win or draw against Iran, who are having three points, they will secure the top spot of group B and enter the quarterfinals.

If Vietnam lose 2-3, they will still advance thanks to the goal advantage. Any defeat with other scores will leave Vietnam's chance to be decided by other teams. When that happens, Vietnam will advance if Qatar (zero points) win, draw or do not lose big to Australia (three points).

On the other side, losing 2-3 against Australia after defeating Qatar in the first game left Iran with only one choice, which is to beat Vietnam.

 
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