Tashkent: Vietnam fought back from a goal down to hold ten-man Korea Republic 1-1 in Group C of the AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2022 on Sunday.
The draw meant defending champions Korea Republic were denied the opportunity to seal their berth in the knockout stage with a match to spare while Vietnam, runners-up in 2018, are still very much in the race to advance.
Korea Republic had dominated in their opening day 4-1 win over Malaysia and that trend - despite head coach Hwang Sun-hong making five changes - continued at the Lokomotiv Stadium with the young Taeguk Warriors controlling the early proceedings. .....
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