Vietnam U23’s made history as the team sealed a historic place in the AFC U23 Championship quarter finals for the first time. Vietnam (white) fight against the attacks from a strong Syrian side. The 0-0 draw in Changshu, China, takes Vietnam into the AFC U23 Championship quarter finals for the first time. (Credit: AFC) Vietnam fought tooth and nail to tie 0-0 with Syria in their last Group D clash late Wednesday and the result was enough for coach Park Hang-seo’s players to earn a berth in the knockout phase, as the Republic of Korea (RoK) beat Australia 3-2 in the other group match the same day, leaving the way for Vietnam to claim second place in Group D with four points after three matches. After the two previous matches, Vietnam had three points. In the final group clash, Park Hang-seo’s players encountered Syria, who stood at the bottom of the table with only one point. A win would have opened the door for either Vietnam or Syria to advance to the quarter finals. The importance of the match put pressure on both sides, forcing them to enter the match at Changsu Stadium with caution. Vietnam started with a 4-5-1 formation, aimed at limiting the superior fitness of the Syrian side. Syria varied their attacks and soon created two consecutive chances in the 12th and 13th minutes. In the first attack, defender Dinh Trong did well to deny Moumen Naji’s effort, and then, from the resulting corner, Mohamad Arnaout sent… [Read full story]
Vietnamese U23 players ahead of their training in Qatar. (Source: bongdagoal.com)Hanoi (VNA) – Coach Toshyia Miura of Vietnam strongly believes in his team's chances at the Asian U-23 Football Championship in Qatar. Vietnam versus Jordan is the second match of Group D which kicks off on January 14 at the Doha's Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium.The Japanese said his target of a berth in the quarter-final round was difficult but there were reasons to be confident.He said that if Vietnam, who he considered the weakest among championship participants, could pocket four points from three group matches it would have a 50…... [read more]
Britain's Andy Murray returns a shot to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their 2014 US Open men's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York. (AFP/TIMOTHY A. CLARY) NEW YORK: Former champions Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray booked a tantalising US Open quarter-final duel on Monday (Sep 1) with straight-sets fourth-round victories. World number one and top seed Djokovic did not let Philipp Kohlschreiber stand in the way of another Grand Slam last-eight appearance, defeating the 22nd seed from Germany 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 on another oppressively muggy New York day. Eighth-seeded Scot Murray advanced…... [read more]
Coach Toshyia Miura of Vietnam strongly believes in his team's chances at the Asian U-23 Football Championship in Qatar. Vietnam versus Jordan is the second match of Group D which kicks off on January 14 at the Doha's Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium. The Japanese said his target of a berth in the quarter-final round was difficult but there were reasons to be confident. He said that if Vietnam, who he considered the weakest among championship participants, could pocket four points from three group matches it would have a 50 percent chance of going through to the next stage. And, of…... [read more]
Vietnam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh on September 5 advanced to the quarter final of the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open in New Taipei City. No. 1 seed Minh defeated No 14 Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia 21-16, 21-15 in the third round. Earlier Sept. 5, he beat Sheng Jie Yang of the host 21-15, 21-14. The word No 5 will play Khosit Phetpradab of Thailand on September 6. In the women's event, Vietnamese representative Vu Thi Trang also advanced to the quarter final with a comfortable 21-9, 21-10 win. She will next meet Juan Gu of Singapore. The tournament will…... [read more]
In the women's event, Vietnamese representative Vu Thi Trang also advanced to the quarter-finals with a comfortable 21-9, 21-10 win.— Photo ngoisao HA NOI (VNS)—Nguyen Tien Minh yesterday advanced to the quarter-finals of the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open in New Taipei City. No 1 seed Minh defeated No 14 seed Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia 21-16, 21-15 in the third round. Earlier yesterday, he beat Sheng-Jie Yang of the hosts 21-15, 21-14 The world No 5 will play Khosit Phetpradab of Thailand today. In the women's event, Vietnamese representative Vu Thi Trang also advanced to the quarter-finals with a comfortable 21-9,…... [read more]
