VietNamNet Bridge - Not only Vietnamese newspapers write about the victory of U19 Vietnam in the match against Australia (5-1), also many newspapers in the region and Australia praising the team’s power.

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On the two biggest football forums in Australia - 442.com.au and footballanarchy.net, most of the forum members feel "shocked" about the result of this game. Many members said that U19 Vietnam taught the Australian team a bloody lesson.

On his Twitter page, journalist Athas Zaphiris noted that this failure was a "terrible tragedy" and it has never happened to any young team of Australia in history.

Another Australian journalist - Chris Mitchell said that U19 Vietnam deserved the victory and this defeat is an alarm about the training of young football players of Australia.

4BH Radio: "It was terrible! A team playing in Europe but was trounced by 5-1 by a Southeast Asian team. This is a class difference, not merely a defeat."

ABC7News radio: "U19 Vietnam mainly come from the Arsenal Academy. Look at the way they played. It was very different from other teams in Southeast Asia."

Newspapers in the region and the continent also had very deep articles on the earthquake of U19 Vietnam. Also, the Sport 247 website evaluated it an incredible victory of Vietnamese young players.

The website of the Asian Football Confederation (http://www.the-afc.com) also reported and commented extensively about the game, which emphasized that the convincing performances of U19 Vietnam helped the team become the first one to win a ticket to the finale of the 2014 U19 Asia Championships.

This was the first time in 7 years that Vietnam defeated Australia in a football game. It is possible that after this milestone, a new chapter will open for Vietnam football.

Nam Nguyen