Last match of Group D tournament Asia U23 took place without many surprises. Japan U23 easily won with a score of 3 -0 against U23 Tajikistan. Meanwhile, U23 Saudi Arabia defeated U23 UAE with a score of 2-0.
So Saudi Arabia U23 finished in first place in this group with the same 7 points as Japan U23 but with a better goal difference.
With this result, U23 Saudi Arabia will face U23 Vietnam. This promises to be a difficult challenge for U23 Vietnam. In the group stage, the representative of West Asia played extremely impressively, showing off a very beautiful attacking style of play. The coordination phases of the “Blue Falcons” are quite clear and coherent.
In addition, the style of play that controls the game also helps U23 Saudi Arabia not have much pressure on defense. Therefore, they kept clean sheets in all 3 matches. But from a certain angle, Vietnamese fans are also optimistic after witnessing the home team’s performance in the group stage. We also did not lose any match against U23 Thailand, U23 Korea and U23 Malaysia.
The quarter-finals between U23 Japan and U23 Korea promise to be extremely tense. This is considered the early final of the tournament. Two backgrounds football Japan and Korea understand each other so well that it is not easy to predict the results. U23 Korea is rated a bit higher thanks to possessing the strongest force while U23 Japan only sent the U21 team to participate in the tournament.
The match between U23 Saudi Arabia and U23 Vietnam will take place at 11:00 p.m. on June 12. On the same day, U23 Korea will meet U23 Japan at 8:00 p.m.
Previously, the Organizing Committee also determined two other quarterfinal pairs when U23 Australia met U23 Turkmenistan and U23 Uzbekistan faced U23 Iraq. These two matches will take place on June 11.
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