Coming from behind to defeat U23 Philippines, Vietnam enters the final of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship

On the afternoon of July 25, U23 Vietnam came from behind to defeat U23 Philippines 2-1 in the first semi-final of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

U23 Vietnam players celebrate the goal that put U23 Philippines ahead 2-1 - Photo: ANH KHOA

Despite winning against U23 Laos and Cambodia to enter the semi-finals as group winners, U23 Vietnam's playing style still leaves many worries for experts and fans.

This is because coach Kim Sang Sik's team still has difficulty scoring, especially the attack is not really sharp despite having many scoring opportunities.

U23 Philippines will be a real challenge for Vietnam in the semi-final match. This is a team with a solid playing style, emphasizing discipline and playing impressive counter-attacking defense.

According to experts, to win, U23 Vietnam needs to build a solid defense and take advantage of scoring opportunities.

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It is known that U23 Vietnam is one of the teams with the highest statistical index after the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Tournament.

Specifically, the U23 Vietnam team has made 1,160 successful passes after 2 matches in the group stage, nearly double that of the U23 Philippines.

The passing accuracy rate of U23 Vietnam is up to 90%, while the figure of U23 Philippines is 77%. Although playing one match less than Philippines, U23 Vietnam scored 5 goals, 1 more than Philippines.

However, the attacking stats of U23 Philippines are better than U23 Vietnam. Specifically, U23 Vietnam has launched 43 shots and only 14 of them are on target, accounting for 44%. Meanwhile, Philippines only shot 27 times after the group stage but 13 of them are on target, accounting for 62%.

The rate of converting chances into goals of U23 Vietnam is also worse than that of Philippines. U23 Vietnam only converted 16% of scoring opportunities. While the similar figure of U23 Philippines is 19%.

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