Immediately after the match, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan to congratulate the U.23 Vietnam team for creating a historic miracle. The Prime Minister praised the U.23 Vietnam team for their emotional victory.
The Prime Minister also sent a letter to the Vietnam U.23 team. In the letter, the Prime Minister expressed his emotions and sent the entire Vietnam U.23 football team, the coaching staff, the VFF and fans nationwide his warmest congratulations after the resounding victory of the Vietnam U.23 football team, winning the U.23 Southeast Asian Championship for the third consecutive time.
This victory continues to affirm the leading position of Vietnamese youth football in the region, and is also a clear demonstration of the bravery, talent, team spirit and aspiration to reach new heights of the young players wearing the national flag.
The Prime Minister emphasized that throughout the competition, the players demonstrated a resilient fighting spirit, confidence, calmness and steadfastness, creating emotional moments, adding confidence, pride and strong inspiration to millions of Vietnamese people at home and abroad.
This victory is not only an outstanding sporting achievement but also a symbol of the will to rise and the constant efforts of Vietnamese youth - the generation that is continuing the dream of reaching out to the continental and world arenas.
The Prime Minister especially thanked millions of fans nationwide who have always accompanied, stood by and been a solid support for the team throughout the journey to conquer the highest position of the U23 region.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to coordinate with relevant agencies to promptly reward and encourage the players, coaching staff and the team. The Prime Minister hopes that the players will continue to train, maintain their form, be united, modest and further promote the successes they have achieved.
VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan shared his feelings: "The U.23 Vietnam team played very well, with great spirit. The U.23 Vietnam team once defeated U.23 Thailand in Cambodia to win the first championship, defeated U.23 Indonesia in Thailand to win the second championship, and this time, defeated U.23 Indonesia right in Indonesia. It's wonderful."
VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan awarded the Best Player of the tournament award to Dinh Bac.
U.23 Vietnam concedes the game, waiting for the opportunity
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium was filled with red on the evening of July 29 and of course the number of fans of the home team Indonesia was overwhelming. Playing on this “fire pit” has never been easy for any away team and the final match of the 2025 Southeast Asian U.23 Championship was “hot” from the very first minutes.
Coach Kim Sang-sik has deployed the same lineup as the semi-final match against U.23 Philippines. Dinh Bac is tasked with leading the attack while goalkeeper Trung Kien continues to be trusted to guard the U.23 Vietnam goal.
Review of the final match between U.23 Vietnam and U.23 Indonesia: Despite conceding the game, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team still won the championship
Coach Kim Sang-sik fielded the same lineup as the semi-final match.
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Meanwhile, naturalized striker Jens Raven - also the most dangerous striker of U.23 Indonesia - was in the starting lineup even though he was injured in the semi-final match. Thus, both sides had almost the strongest lineup when facing each other in the most important match of the tournament.
U.23 Indonesia entered the match confidently and played quite aggressively.
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In the 5th minute, Raven showed his fearsomeness by choosing a favorable, comfortable position to head the ball close to the goal, but luckily for U.23 Vietnam, the ball flew over the bar.
Jens Raven (shirt number 21) is the home team's most dangerous striker.
Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang
Hannan received the first yellow card of the match.
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As stated by the President of the Indonesian Football Federation before the match, the home team was ready to play rough and from the beginning of the first half they continuously received cards for fouls. In the 10th minute, after checking VAR, referee Pansa gave a yellow card to Rauhan Hannan of Indonesia for a rough tackle on Khuat Van Khang. Just 4 minutes later, the home team continued to receive a yellow card for a very rough shirt pull by captain Kadek Arel.
In the 25th minute, from a corner kick, Van Truong had a skillful header but lacked a bit of accuracy to open the score. This was also the most notable attack of U.23 Vietnam since the beginning of the match.
In the 29th minute, the U.23 Vietnam defense made a mistake, Nhat Minh hesitated to approach, allowing Jens Raven to get the ball and have a comfortable space to face the goalkeeper, but fortunately Raven's shot was a bit weak and goalkeeper Trung Kien played with concentration. Immediately after that, Trung Kien continued to play the role of hero with a decisive rush to end the double attack of U.23 Indonesia.
In the 32nd minute, U.23 Vietnam received the first yellow card because Pham Ly Duc blocked the home team's sideline attack.
Pham Ly Duc received a yellow card for his excessive tackling.
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By the 37th minute, U.23 Vietnam showed how dangerous we were despite giving the initiative to our opponents. Dinh Bac took a corner kick and the ball went through two touches before reaching Cong Phuong's feet and this midfielder fired a decisive shot to open the score for U.23 Vietnam.
Cong Phuong (shirt number 18) opened the score of the match
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Being behind, the home team players seemed to lose their composure. In the 42nd minute, although Indonesia's player number 19 committed the first foul, the players in white then rushed in to provoke the U.23 Vietnam players, leading to a chaotic situation that forced the referee to intervene.
The two teams left the field for halftime with a 1-goal advantage in favor of coach Kim Sang-sik and his team.
Messy situation at the end of the first half
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U.23 Indonesia pushed up the formation to find an equalizer
In the second half, the home team Indonesia proactively raised their formation with consecutive attacks to find an equalizer.
U.23 Indonesia proactively raised their formation to find an equalizer.
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In the 54th minute, the two teams clashed again after Anh Quan fouled the home team player, resulting in a yellow card. Dinh Bac's neck had many scratches after this chaos. The referee checked VAR but did not issue any more cards.
Right at the beginning of the second half, players from both teams continued to rush at each other.
Dong Nguyen Khang
Dong Nguyen Khang
Coach Kim Sang-sik rushed over to stop the hot heads from provoking each other.
Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang
In the 69th minute, Van Khang and hero Cong Phuong left the field to make way for Le Viktor and Van Thuan. The captain's armband was handed over by Van Khang to Ly Duc.
Van Thuan was brought onto the field in the second half with Le Viktor.
Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang
In the following minutes, U.23 Vietnam focused highly to neutralize the opponent's set pieces. Coach Kim Sang-sik's players organized the game as desired, defending tightly and counter-attacking quickly when there was a chance. Although Indonesia continuously pressed the field, the confidence in the game and a pocket goal helped U.23 Vietnam maintain the game, while minimizing the pressure from the home team.
Jens Raven (number 21) continues to be the striker that the U.23 Vietnam defense "takes care of" the most.
Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang
In the 85th minute, Anh Quan handled the ball clumsily and committed a foul, opening up an opportunity for U.23 Indonesia when they were awarded a free kick just outside the 16m50 box. However, Arkhan's free kick sent the ball over the crossbar of goalkeeper Trung Kien's goal.
The final minutes of extra time were very tense with consecutive yellow cards and then red cards for the coaching staff of both teams. It was not until the 90+10 minute that the referee blew the whistle to end the match, although the second half was initially only allowed 5 minutes of extra time.
In the end, U.23 Vietnam won 1-0 to become the U.23 Southeast Asian champion for the third time. This is also the first title of coach Kim Sang-sik with the youth team of Vietnamese football. An emotional journey ended with a well-deserved victory for the Golden Star Warriors.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cong-phuong-toa-sang-ruc-ro-u23-viet-nam-len-ngo-vuong-lan-ba-ky-tich-lich-su-185250729205427802.htm
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