Bui Tien Dung and Dang Van Lam compete for the starting position in the Vietnam national team.
The two goalkeepers of Thanh Hoa and Hai Phong clubs were both called up by coach Park Hang-seo to the Vietnamese national team to prepare for the match against Jordan.
Coach Park Hang-seo went down to the field to talk with Tien Dung after the match between Thanh Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of March 18.Photo: Quang Minh |
On the afternoon of March 19, Coach Park Hang-seo worked with the national team department to make a preliminary list for the away match against Jordan in the final qualifying round of the 2019 Asian Cup.
After an excellent performance, contributing greatly to helping U23 Vietnam make a miracle, winning the Asian silver medal, Tien Dung was chosen by Thanh Hoa to start in the V-League. In the opening match, the goalkeeper born in 1996 played impressively, kept a clean sheet and also had an assist for Dinh Tung to score the only goal to help the home team defeat Ho Chi Minh City Club of Acting President Le Cong Vinh. Present in the stands, Coach Park Hang-seo was very pleased with his favorite student and immediately put his name on the list of players called up to the national team.
However, Tien Dung is not sure to start in the match against Jordan, when Dang Van Lam has also been called up. Although Hai Phong has only got one point after two matches (lost 0-1 to Hanoi, tied 1-1 with HAGL), the Vietnamese-American goalkeeper received a lot of praise for a series of miraculous saves.
Van Lam is in good form for Hai Phong Club.Photo: Quang Minh |
Coach Park Hang-seo will bring 23 players to Jordan. However, he has not yet finalized the list, because he is still monitoring the players in round 3 of V-League 2018.
Vietnam currently has 9 points in Group C, certainly has a ticket to the final round of Asian Cup 2019. The match with Jordan (11 points) on March 27 will only decide the top position in the group.
In the preliminary list of coach Park Hang-seo, there are many members of U23 Vietnam who achieved success in China, such as Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong, Quang Hai, Van Duc... Besides, he also summoned veterans such as captain Van Quyet, center back Ngoc Hai, midfielder Thanh Trung.
The Vietnamese team will gather in Hanoi on March 23. One day later, the team will travel to Jordan to get used to the weather and prepare for the match./.