Vietnam’s national under-23 football team have left Changzhou, China and headed back to their home country after finishing second at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship on Saturday. The players and coaching staff arrived at the Changzhou airport at 7:00 am on Sunday (Vietnam time) to prepare for their fight to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Vietnam are the runners-up of this year’s AFC U23 Championship following a narrow 1-2 defeat against Uzbekistan in the final game, which began at 3: 00 pm on Saturday. The players were still happy as they talked and took photos with their fans, as well as signing their T-shirts and soccer balls at the airport. “All of my players did their best and throughout this tournament they proved that they have great ability. Maybe in the future Vietnamese football will have more success at Asian level,” head coach Park Hang-seo told AFC. The plane carrying Vietnam U23s is expected to touch down in Hanoi at noon, when an official welcome ceremony commences. The players get off the bus after arriving at the airport in Changzhou, China on the morning of January 28, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre According to Nguyen Thai Binh, head of the office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the players will be traveling from the airport to the Government Office on an open top double-deck bus. The team will be formally welcomed by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm the same day, before heading… [Read full story]
A woman in viet nam bursts into tears after quang hai scores a wonderful goal Thousands of Vietnamese people are watching the national team in Viet Nam Fans raise hands to show support for the national team A couple combine for a hand heart Foreigners are watching our team in Ho Chi Minh ******The referee blows the whistle and the first half ends 45+3Viet Nam attack on the leftThe fourth official shows there are 4 minutes to be added Quang Hai scores a wonderful goal. 41'GOAL..... Quang Hai scores. This is the 5th goal from Quang Hai in 6 appearances. Quang Hai has…... [read more]
3' Uzbekistan commits foul to Viet Nam1' Uzbekistan kick off and the game under way. The two teams playing on snow16hReferee Ahmed Al-Kaf from Oman starts the match Vietnamese players warm up on the pitch National Anthem of Uzbekistan underway. National Anthem of Viet Nam underway. Thousands of Vietnamese fans have arrived in China to see the match. Snow is falling on the pitch Players of the two teams are warming up. The starting line-ups of Viet Nam and Uzbekistan ****** A fan standing outside the National Stadium My Dinh in Ha Noi. Photo: VNExpress The National Stadium in the capital city of Ha Noi opened…... [read more]
Nguyen Quang Hai (R) celebrates his goal in the first half of the match (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam became the runner-up at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after losing 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the final in Changzhou, China, on January 27. Andrey Sidorov scored the second goal for Uzbekistan in the last minute of extra time. Earlier, the two teams had a 1-1 draw in the 90-minute official time. ... [read more]
Vietnamese and Qatari football players (Photo VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam surprised the world by securing a berth in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after beating Qatar 4-3 in the penalty shootout on January 23 in China. Earlier, in the official 90 minutes and nervous extra time, Vietnam drew 2-2 with the Asian powerhouse. The team will play against either former champion the Republic of Korea or Uzbekistan, which will play later today. Vietnam became the first Southeast Asian country to enter the final of the AFC U23 championship. The team qualified for the semifinals on January 20 thanks…... [read more]
With all eyes on the 2018 AFC U23 Championship final between Vietnam and Uzbekistan on Saturday, a rumor surfaced on Facebook claiming that the Golden Stars were eliminated from the clash, saying that two of their players failed a drug test. The rumor, spread via a newswire article, claimed that Qatar, which lost 3-4 to Vietnam in a penalty shootout following a tense 2-2 semifinal draw on Tuesday, would replace the Vietnamese in the final game. According to a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporter who has accompanied Vietnam U23s in China since the beginning of the tournament, the ‘fake news’…... [read more]
