*The match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Malaysia takes place at 8:00 p.m. tonight (April 20, Vietnam time), at Khalifa International Stadium, in Al Rayyan (Qatar). Dan Tri will report this match online.
Compared to U23 Malaysia, U23 Vietnam is rated higher, at least in theory. In the first match of Group D, coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team won 3-1 against Kuwait, while U23 Malaysia lost 0-2 to Uzbekistan.
However, those results appeared when two Southeast Asian team clashes with opponents outside Southeast Asia. When U23 Vietnam and U23 Malaysia meet, the nature of this confrontation will be completely different.
First, the general level of the platforms football in Southeast Asia including Vietnam and Malaysia are not significantly different. Furthermore, both teams, U23 Malaysia and U23 Vietnam, understand each other very well and have clashed many times in regional tournaments, so the match with U23 Malaysia will not be easy for U23 Vietnam.
No One can look at U23 Malaysia’s loss to Uzbekistan to assume that Malaysia will play similarly to when facing U23 Vietnam.
Against Uzbekistan, the Malaysian players may be stuck and unable to find a way into the opponent’s goal. This mainly comes from the fact that Uzbek players have a very high technical level, which makes Malaysia unable to find opportunities.
But playing against U23 Vietnam Malaysia will not be as deadlocked as that. because the technical quality level of Vietnamese players is not as high as Uzbekistan players.
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