At the 36th minute, Iran was awarded a free kick. The ball was crossed into the penalty area and Hazbavi jumped up to head the ball, opening the score.

Trailing 0-1 in the first half, Vietnam had no other option but to push their team forward from the beginning of the second half.

At the 56th minute, Van Khang appeared at the right time to make a decisive finish, leveling the score 1-1 for Vietnam.

From a breakthrough on the left wing at the 75th minute, the ball fell into Vietnam's penalty area and Saharkhizan finished to bring the score to 2-1 for U20 Iran.

In the final minutes, Vietnam tried to push their team forward to find an equaliser, but with their energy depleted, the Southeast Asian team couldn't succeed, and conceded another goal at the 94th minute.

SEA Games to stop allowing overage players in men's football

Cambodia, the host of this year’s SEA Games, has decided that in the men’s football event teams can only field U22 players instead of extra overage players.

Two Vietnamese young footballers to debut in RoK next month

Two young football talents from Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) FC - striker Vu Minh Hieu and defender Nguyen Canh Anh - will officially debut in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 1 during a game at Cheonan Stadium in the blue jersey of Cheonan City FC.

French manager becomes new head coach of Vietnam football team

Philippe Troussier has reached agreements to coach the national and U23 football teams of Vietnam starting from March.

Coach Park Hang-seo to help open football academy in Vietnam

Coach Park Hang-seo plans to help to open a youth football training academy in Vietnam after his successful five-year stint as coach of the national side.

French football manager Troussier reaches initial agreement to coach Vietnam national team

French manager Philippe Troussier has reached a preliminary agreement with Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to become the new head coach of Vietnam's national football team.

Source: VNA