Dung, Hai among best players of AFC U23 Championship

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and right winger Nguyen Quang Hai of Vietnam’s U23 team were chosen by Scott McIntyre of Fox Sport Asia as two of the best players at the AFC U23 Championship in China.

Bui Tien Dung and Nguyen Quang Hai
Bui Tien Dung and Nguyen Quang Hai

Other players included were Matthew Davies of Malaysia, Dostonbek Tursumov, Zabikhillo Urinboev and Odijion Xamrobekov of Uzbekistan, Gao Zhunyi and Wei Shihao of China, Seo Young-Jae of the Republic of Korea, and Akram Atif and Almoez Ali of Qatar.

Scott McIntyre praised the goalkeeping heroics of Bui Tien Dung, saying that Dung was simply outstanding in the two penalty shootout wins to secure Vietnam’s place in the final.

He also noted the impressive wing play of Nguyen Quang Hai, highlighting the sublime technical level of the player.