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Vietnam U23
players’ courage, passion melt snow: OSEN. (Photo: weibo.cn)
Despite the heavy snowfall, Vietnamese players and coach Park
Hang-seo did not buckle, OSEN said. "The players threw themselves forward and
did their best. Their physical limitations seemed to be overcame by mental
strength.”
According to Thailand-based Siam Sports, snow made it difficult for the two
teams to control the ball, especially for Vietnam’s team who live in a tropical
country.
Though Vietnam’s U23 team did not win the title, they performed a miracle
reaching the final and left Vietnam’s mark on the tournament, said the Thai
version of Four Four Two.
Vietnam representing Southeast Asia in the final of the AFC U23 Championship in
Changzhou, China on January 27 was a major boost the region’s footballing
fortunes, stated the Phnom Penh Post from Cambodia.
Singapore-based The Independent ran a headline "Red-hot Vietnam is first in
ASEAN to make AFC Under 23 final”, which quoted Qatar’s Brazilian coach Felix
Sanchez as saying "Vietnam deserves the final. They have proven that they are a
highly capable team. They did their best to win and I send them my
congratulations.”
"They truly played with balls of fire. Vietnam went absolutely wild and a
little sub-continent of ASEAN celebrated as the red-hot country qualified for
the AFC U23 final for the first time,” the newspaper lauded Vietnam’s victory
over Qatar in the semi-finals.
Source: VNA
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