Earlier, in the official 90 minutes and nervous extra time, Vietnam drew 2-2 with the Asian powerhouse.The team will play against either former chamption the Republic of Korea or Uzbekistan in the final, which will play later today.
Vietnam became the first Southeast Asian country to enter the final of the AFC U23 championship. The team qualified for the semifinals on January 20 thanks to a dramatic victory over Iraq.Earlier, Vietnam ​was the first Southeast Asian team to achieve a group stage victory by defeating Australia, and one of the first teams from the region to reach the quarterfinals together with Malaysia.