U23 Vietnam crowned U23 Southeast Asia 2025: More than a championship

VOV.VN - U23 Vietnam won the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship and that means more than just a title to the country's football.

Excellent final and memorable journey

U23 Vietnam has gone through the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament with a journey lasting 4 matches. The difficulty of the matches in Indonesia increased with each match, but coach Kim Sang Sik and his team gradually overcame them to reach the highest position of the tournament.

U23 Vietnam had an excellent final match of U23 Southeast Asia. (Photo: PSSI).

In the final match, U23 Vietnam strictly followed the tactics set out by the coaching staff, focusing on defense and taking advantage of opportunities from counter-attacks and set pieces.

After the defensive errors in the previous matches, U23 Vietnam had a nearly perfect final with very few individual mistakes. In addition, the players also had maximum concentration to not only successfully protect the goal of goalkeeper Trung Kien but also cause the opponent to have psychological problems and perform a style of play that was not as smooth and fluent as in the previous matches.

The decisive goal of the match came in the 37th minute. It was a set piece, which is the forte of coach Kim Sang Sik and his team in this tournament. Dinh Bac took a corner kick, creating a chaotic situation in the home team's penalty area. Ly Duc and Van Khang jumped high to head the ball to Cong Phuong. The midfielder decisively scored against Indonesia.

U23 Vietnam at the tournament in Indonesia did not have any outstanding stars, but with a well-balanced team and many individuals who could shine in each specific match, U23 Vietnam achieved the championship goal set before the tournament.

The fate of coach Kim Sang Sik

Coming to Vietnamese football with many doubts after not really outstanding coaching achievements when working in Korea, Coach Kim Sang Sik has gradually made his mark and now has helped Vietnamese football win 2 championship titles in 2 regional tournaments that he participated in coaching after just over 1 year of working together. That is the ASEAN Cup 2024 at the national team level and the U23 Southeast Asian tournament at the U23 level, regional achievements not much inferior to Coach Park Hang Seo (who won 1 ASEAN Cup championship, 2 SEA Games gold medals).

Coach Kim Sang Sik shows his charm when working with all levels of Vietnamese football teams. (Photo: AFF).

Coach Kim Sang Sik does not bring an overly ornate philosophy or a overly complicated coaching style, but it is suitable for Vietnamese football, helping to maximize the strength of the players, helping the team achieve victory and titles. That is the most important thing for the country's football at the present time.

More than a championship

The title at the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament helps Vietnamese youth football continue to dominate this playground with 3 consecutive championships, an achievement that no other team in the region has achieved.

More broadly, after 5 times the tournament was held, U23 Vietnam has also been crowned 3 times, becoming the team with the most titles in the top tournament for young players in the region.

More importantly, the championship of U23 Vietnam came at a time when the fans' confidence was shaken after the Vietnam national team lost 0-4 to the Malaysian national team in the Asian Cup qualifiers. The U23 Southeast Asian title, although only at the regional level, shows that Vietnamese football is still developing and can still achieve certain achievements in accordance with the country's own way of doing things without having to follow the trend of massive naturalization like neighboring football teams.

The 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship will be a big boost for Vietnamese football. (Photo: AFF).

In addition, this title also helps young Vietnamese football players to be more confident when entering the international arena. Besides familiar faces such as Van Khang, Van Truong, Dinh Bac, Ly Duc, Trung Kien, Xuan Bac, Cong Phuong can completely develop further after the U23 Southeast Asia tournament to add to the national team to compete more fairly and fiercely on the big stages of regional and continental football.

In the coming time, Vietnamese football will have more contributions from overseas Vietnamese returning from all over the world . The success of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament is a boost for the generation of young domestic players to mature, to work side by side with overseas Vietnamese to bring more brilliant achievements to Vietnamese football.

According to VOV

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/u23-viet-nam-dang-quang-u23-dong-nam-a-2025-hon-ca-chuc-vo-dich-196373.htm