VietNamNet Bridge – Newly-appointed U22 football coach Lee Young-jin has been tasked with securing gold at the South Asian Games later this year in the Philippines. Vietnam players are against the Philippines during the ASEAN U22 Championship in Cambodia. The Vietnamese team are asked to gold medal at the coming SEA Games. — Photo foxsports.com.vn Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien in his recent visit to the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) office asked the South Korean coach, who is contracted until the end of the games, to lead his charges to the country’s first triumph at the tournament. "Our men’s football team have never won the SEA Games. I set a target of a gold medal at the 30th event. There is no looking back. We have to go forward. We need plans to make it happen. Now it is time for Vietnam to secure a turning point," said Thien. Before taking charge of the U22s Lee, was a key assistant for national team head coach … [Read more...] about Vietnam aim for SEA Games gold
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A look back at Vietnam’s journey at the AFF U22 Championship
Vietnam beat the Philippines 2-1 in their opening match of the AFF U22 Championship in Cambodia. The Philippines opened the scoring in the first half. Thanks to goals from Tran Danh Trung and Le Minh Binh, the Vietnam U22 team was able to come from behind and record a big win against the Philippines. Vietnam recorded their second win of the tournament in their next match, beating Timor Leste 4-0. Tran Danh Trung was the man of the match with a 2 goal display. Phan Thanh Hau and Le Xuan Tu scored a goal each in the 4-0 victory. In the final match of the group stage, Vietnam play out a goalless draw with Thailand. This gave the Vietnam U22 the lead in Group A with a total of 7 points. Next up in the semi-finals were Indonesia. Throughout the tie, Vietnam U22s missed many scoring opportunities . Finally, Luthfi scored the only goal of the game for Indonesia in the 70th minute. Overall, Vietnam came third at the AFF U22 Youth Championship after beating host nation Cambodia 1-0 … [Read more...] about A look back at Vietnam’s journey at the AFF U22 Championship
Philippines – Vietnam: Key battles to determine the clash
>>> Vietnam coach Park cautious ahead of semi-final clash with the Philippines >>> AFF Cup: Vietnam target positive result against the Philippines Nguyen Anh Duc vs Alvaro Silva As the oldest player in the squad consisting of 15 U-23 players, Nguyen Anh Duc has proved his leading role in the attack, contributing to send Vietnam into the semi-finals as Group A winners. Two goals to his name in three appearances in the tournament this year, along with six assists in 251 minutes of play, have revealed the clinical of the 33-year-old striker. His experiences in attending AFF Cup 2010 and 2014 is still very necessary for the young squad’s journey at this year’s tournament. The task of stopping the Vietnam’s attacker in the upcoming match will rely on the burly Philippines centre-back Alvaro Silva. In just two starts for the Azkals, the Spain-born defender has already made 11 clearances and five interceptions proving how crucial he is to the nation’s … [Read more...] about Philippines – Vietnam: Key battles to determine the clash
AFF Suzuki Cup: Vietnam beatable, says Philippines’ coach
"We highly appreciate Vietnam and respect them, but Philippines is also a strong team," Eriksson said at a pre-match press conference for the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal between Vietnam and the Philippines to be played Sunday. Eriksson is a high profile football coach and the most famous coach in AFF Cup this year, having coached professional football clubs like Manchester City, Benfica, SS Lazio and AS Roma, as well as national football teams of England, Mexico and Ivory Coast. He said he knew that Vietnamese football has been enjoying a successful run of late. "...I have watched many of their matches, including all of their games in the group stage. Vietnam is a good team in both defense and offense, and they are very well-organized," Eriksson said. He said some of the standout players in the Vietnamese side could play for some European football clubs. Head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong But Eriksson was also confident of a victory for the … [Read more...] about AFF Suzuki Cup: Vietnam beatable, says Philippines’ coach
Vietnam enjoys strong home support during AFF Cup group stage
The first placed team of Fox Asia’s rankings is Malaysia who came out on top for attendance figures with 95,904 fans flocking to see them across their two home games. The attendance at the National Stadium during their second home match was 83,777 fans — the highest recorded attendance so far at this year’s AFF Suzuki Cup. Thailand ranked second with 67,333 fans across two home matches. Cambodia are in third place with 59,435 home fans turning out for their matches against Malaysia and Laos. The fourth position went to Myanmar who saw 56,900 football fans attend their home games at the Mandalarthiri Stadium in Madalay and the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. Vietnam came in fifth place with 54,000 football supporters attending games at the My Dinh National Stadium and the Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi. Singapore ranked sixth place with 49,191 fans across two home matches. Indonesia enjoyed unusually underwhelming home support and came in seventh place with 30,574 fans. … [Read more...] about Vietnam enjoys strong home support during AFF Cup group stage