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U23 Vietnam vs. U23 UAE - A Goodbye

AFC U23 Championship 2016


(Source: AFC)
USPA NEWS - 11:30pm January 20 (GM+07:00), U23 Vietnam will play the last match at AFC U23 Championship Qatar 2016. After losing both of their opening games, U23 Vietnam can no longer qualify to the quarter finals. This game is their goodbye to the tournament.
11:30pm January 20 (GM+07:00), U23 Vietnam will play the last match at AFC U23 Championship Qatar 2016. After losing both of their opening games, U23 Vietnam can no longer qualify to the quarter finals. This game is their goodbye to the tournament.

The U23 UAE coach Abdullah Misfir is expected to return to the bench after missing the win over Jordan due to illness as the UAE look to secure the win needed to finish at the top of the group.

“This group is still open for the three teams and I don´t think the next match is going to be easy just because Vietnam lost their first two games,“ said UAE assistant coach Noureddine Abidi.
“They will want to leave the tournament in a good way because they have lost two games, so we will have to concentrate to do our best, to win the game in order to qualify for the next round.“

U23 Vietnam coach Toshiya Miura, meanwhile, will look for his side build on a spirited display in Sunday´s defeat by Australia.

“We had a lot of energy against Australia and I also want to try some fresh players,“ said Miura.
“I saw the UAE game against Australia and they are physically strong like Australia, some of the players are skillful and very quick. They are very physical, very good athletes and talented players and I think it will be our most difficult game.“

* Predicted Score: U23 Vietnam 1 - 1 U23 UAE

* Predicted Lineups

U23 Vietnam: Minh Long, Manh Hung, Nam Anh, Tien Dung, Thanh Hien, Hong Duy, Xuan Truong, Tuan Anh, Van Toan, Cong Phuong, Tuan Tai

U23 UAE: Alfalahi, Barman, Yousif Saeed, Alakberi, Rashid, Abdulla Mohd, Abdulla Ali, Salem Sultan, Saif Sultan, Musabbeh, Ghanim Alalawi
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