AFC U23 Championships live blog: Viet Nam-North Korea

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We're signing off after a tough 2-1 loss to North Korea sent Viet Nam out of the AFC U23 Championship Bottom of the group, without a win and heading home. A disappointing match to end a disappointing tournament, when so much had been expected. The effort can't be faulted, but in truth this squad didn't have the quality to go far.

You can relive our live blog on our Twitter page and read our full match report here.

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