Coach Kim Sang-sik's unexpected reaction after U.23 Vietnam narrowly defeated the weaker team

On the evening of September 6, although the U.23 Vietnam team only won 1-0 against weak opponent U.23 Singapore in the 2026 U.23 Asian qualifiers, coach Kim Sang-sik still did not complain too much.

Coach Kim Sang-sik is still happy

In this match, the U.23 Vietnam team only won by a minimum margin thanks to the only goal scored by Le Van Thuan. The rest, coach Kim Sang-sik's students missed many good opportunities. In the post-match press conference, coach Kim Sang-sik shared: "Today's match did not have many goals nor much to say. Viet Tri Stadium had a lot of spectators today and I feel very happy about that. There were many opportunities created but the goalkeeper of the U.23 Singapore team was also excellent. We will try to improve our finishing."

The U.23 Vietnam team was also unlucky when the ball hit the crossbar and post of the Singapore goal 5 times. Midfielder Van Truong said: "In football, being unlucky is normal. The U.23 Vietnam team had many opportunities but could not convert them into goals. Hopefully, the fans will continue to cheer in the remaining match to help the U.23 Vietnam team win."

Coach Kim Sang-sik and Van Truong are confident after defeating the Singapore U.23 team.

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Coach Kim Sang-sik confident of defeating Yemen

This victory helps the U.23 Vietnam team continue to top Group C. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team have the same 6 points as Yemen but are ranked higher thanks to a better goal difference (+3 compared to +2). Therefore, the U.23 Vietnam team only needs 1 draw to win a ticket to the 2026 AFC U-23 Championship.

Van Thuan scored a precious goal, U.23 Vietnam struggled to beat Singapore

Coach Kim Sang-sik said: "We will carefully analyze and prepare for the match against U.23 Yemen. With the quality of the current team, I am confident that we can win against them. U.23 Yemen's defense is very good, but U.23 Vietnam has fast players to exploit the space behind."

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