Match Update
Saudi Arabia's young squad were knocked out of the AFC U23 Championship after a 1-0 defeat to Vietnam, with the result decided on the day.
Key moment & Standings
Vietnam's strike by Dinh Nguyen in the 64th minute proved decisive on the home pitch at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, lifting Vietnam to nine points and top of the group.
Saudi's campaign ends with three points, while Jordan trails behind and Kyrgyzstan remains without a tally.
It was a disappointing finish for the Green Falcons, who will look to regroup in time for future qualifiers.
Punchline: If football were a math test, Saudi’s answers would be out of scope—Vietnam just showed the solution.
Punchline: Note to the greens: next time bring a calculator; your chances were never an integer.
