U23 Vietnam - U23 Singapore (7pm tonight): Not an easy challenge

(Dan Tri) - U23 Vietnam is much stronger than U23 Singapore. However, if the opponent plays a dense defense on their home field, it will not be easy for us to penetrate their defense.

*The match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Singapore, within the framework of Group C of the 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, will take place at 7:00 p.m. tonight (September 6), at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ). Dan Tri will report this match live.

Singapore did not send a representative to the U23 Southeast Asian tournament in July. That made many people think that Singapore football is lacking young players. In fact, what has happened recently also reflects that Singapore youth football is not strong.

However, if the Singapore U23 team actively plays defense, with a dense defense, it will not be easy to penetrate this defense.

U23 Vietnam has an advantage over U23 Singapore (Photo: VFF).

This is what happened to the Yemen U23 team in the match against Singapore U23 team 3 days ago. The team from West Asia had more possession of the ball, but they did not create many chances in front of the Singapore goal.

U23 Yemen only won by a narrow margin 2-1, with both goals coming from penalty kicks (one straight into the net, one rebound after the opposing goalkeeper blocked the first shot).

The U23 Vietnam team needs to pay attention to this detail. We need to play in a diverse way, control the ball well, to stretch the opponent's defense, then create gaps in the U23 Singapore defense.

U23 Vietnam players are skilled (Photo: VFF).

I believe that with the technical quality of the current Vietnamese players, combined with the confidence we have, U23 Vietnam will make U23 Singapore's defense chaotic and helpless against our attacks.

In addition, U23 Vietnam now has an additional weapon in the form of set pieces. If they exploit these situations well, coach Kim Sang Sik's team will have more opportunities to score against the team from the lion island.

Players like Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Van Truong, Nguyen Dinh Bac are quite good at free kicks. Meanwhile, players like Pham Ly Duc, Nguyen Hieu Minh, Le Viktor are good at competing for high balls, seizing opportunities well, and can score goals against the opponent.

Expected lineup:

U23 Vietnam: Trung Kien, Ly Duc, Hieu Minh, Nhat Minh, Anh Quan, Phi Hoang, Xuan Bac, Van Truong, Thanh Nhan, Ngoc My, Dinh Bac.

Singapore U23: Aizil Yazid, Aqil Yazid, Reefdy, Kieran Teo, Andrew Aw, Ong Yu En, Asis, Robson, Danish, Nadim, Jonan Tan.

Prediction: U23 Vietnam wins 2-0.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/u23-viet-nam-u23-singapore-19h-toi-nay-thu-thach-khong-de-dang-20250905235445428.htm