Losing to Uzbekistan in the last minute of the extra-time of the final clash of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, Vietnam U23 became the runner-up of this tournament.
Losing to Uzbekistan in the last minute of the extra-time of the final clash of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, Vietnam U23 became the runner-up of this tournament.
The snowy weather and wintry conditions at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center affected the final very much.
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Defender Ashurmatov of Uzbekistan opened the scoring from a header at the 8th minute. Vietnam had a free kick at the 41st minute after Cong Phuong had been brought down on the edge of the area, and Quang Hai leveled the score with an extraordinary kick.
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The game went into extra-time. The victory came to Uzbekistan when the substitute Andrey Sidorov made the decider of the match at the 119th minute.
The players of Vietnam U23 performed with a great spirit of competition throughout the tournament and finally finished second.
Source: vnexpress.net
Translated by H.N
