AFC U23 Asian Cup
For the second match running, Dinh Bac was summoned from the bench to great effect, adding to his personal tally after his virtuoso winner against Saudi Arabia saw Vietnam finish top of Group A.
Replacing Le Viktor with 10 minutes left in the first half, Dinh Bac only needed four to make his mark in the quarter-final against the United Arab Emirates, setting up Vietnam’s opener for Nguyen Le Phat as the Southeast Asian side went on to win 3-2 in extra time.
Replacing Le Viktor with 10 minutes left in the first half, Dinh Bac only needed four to make his mark in the quarter-final against the United Arab Emirates, setting up Vietnam’s opener for Nguyen Le Phat as the Southeast Asian side went on to win 3-2 in extra time.
Dinh Bac said he went onto the pitch with clear instructions from head coach Kim Sang-sik.
“The coach told me that the opponents would drop deep so we needed to control the space between their defence and midfield and put pressure on them. I did exactly that and crossed to Le Phat to score,” said Dinh Bac.
“The coach told me that the opponents would drop deep so we needed to control the space between their defence and midfield and put pressure on them. I did exactly that and crossed to Le Phat to score,” said Dinh Bac.
Even better was to come from the speedy forward in the second half, producing a deft back header off Pham Minh Phuc’s cross to put Vietnam ahead for the second time.
UAE, however, equalised within six minutes and Dinh Bac admitted that the tie could have slipped away if Vietnam had not controlled their emotions.
UAE, however, equalised within six minutes and Dinh Bac admitted that the tie could have slipped away if Vietnam had not controlled their emotions.
“When we scored and then conceded twice, I thought that we needed to calm down, to control the ball and to start putting pressure once we regained the upperhand.
“When the third goal came, we were determined to protect our lead better than before and we did that. I know fans are happy with this wonderful win. For now we rest then we will analyse the match and see what we did well and what we didn’t so that we can improve for the semi-final (against either Uzbekistan or China PR).
“When the third goal came, we were determined to protect our lead better than before and we did that. I know fans are happy with this wonderful win. For now we rest then we will analyse the match and see what we did well and what we didn’t so that we can improve for the semi-final (against either Uzbekistan or China PR).
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