VFF President offers condolences to families of HAGL team members who died; Ronaldo wins first title with Al-Nassr
(Baonghean.vn) - VFF President offers condolences to the families of the HAGL team members who died; Ronaldo wins first title with Al-Nassr; Determining 2 pairs of semi-finals of the 2023 Women's World Cup... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
VFF President offers condolences to the families of the HAGL team members who died
After the match between SLNA and HAGL in V.League, the members of the mountain town team were released from camp to rest at the end of the season. Accordingly, assistant coach Duong Minh Ninh, striker Pallo Madeira and doctor Dao Trong Tri took a flight from Vinh to Dak Lak and were picked up by the team car from Ban Me Thuot airport to Gia Lai.
However, when reaching National Highway 15, from Phu Quang market (Ia Hru commune, Chu Puh district, Gia Lai province), a traffic accident occurred. Accordingly, the car carrying 3 members of the HAGL team was hit head-on by 2 trucks, causing coach Duong Minh Ninh, striker Paolo Madeira and doctor Dao Trong Tri to die on the spot. The driver was seriously injured and is being treated at the hospital.
Upon receiving the information, VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan sent his condolences to the families of the victims and the HAGL football team as follows: “On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families of the members who died in the traffic accident and Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club. This is a great loss for Vietnamese football and Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club. The Vietnam Football Federation calls on all Vietnamese football coaches, players and teams participating in the Night Wolf 2023 National Football Championship to turn to the families of the victims, stand by them in this difficult time and share and support together”.
Ronaldo scored twice, won the first title with Al-Nassr
Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double in the match between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr to help his team come from behind to win 2-1 and win the Arab Club Champions Cup. This is also CR7's first title with Al-Nassr.
In this match, Al-Hilal took the lead in the 51st minute when Michael flew in with an accurate header to open the score. However, in the 74th minute, Al-Nassr equalized the score. From a lightning counter-attack, Ronaldo accurately tapped the ball into the goal from a distance of a few meters.
There were no more goals in the second half and the two teams had to go into extra time. Despite playing with one less player, Al-Nassr were the better team. In the 98th minute, they took the lead. Sadio Mane ran down the field to beat the Al Hilal goalkeeper but was blocked by a defender. Fofana's long-range shot hit the goal and bounced off the post and Ronaldo immediately flew to head the ball into the net.
The final result of this match was 2-1 in favor of Al-Nassr and this team officially won the Arab Club Champions Cup for the first time in history. This is also Ronaldo's first title at his new team.
Bayern Munich suffered a heavy defeat on Harry Kane's debut day
Less than a day after officially becoming a new player of Bayern Munich, Harry Kane immediately had the opportunity to win the first title with the new team when the reigning Bundesliga champion faced Leipzig in the 2023 German Super Cup. The English striker was on the bench despite not having practiced with the Bavarian team.
Although rated higher, Bayern Munich conceded 2 goals in the first half thanks to a double from striker Dani Olmo of RB Leipzig.
In the second half, Bayern Munich continued to dominate the attack but the goal continued to elude them. In the 63rd minute, coach Thomas Tuchel sent on new signing Harry Kane. But before the substitution could take effect, the reigning Bundesliga champions conceded a goal.
In the 67th minute, Noussair Mazraoui fumbled the ball with his hand in the penalty area, forcing Bayern Munich to concede a penalty. From the penalty spot, Dani Olmo easily defeated goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, thereby completing his hat-trick.
In the end, Bayern Munich lost 0-3 to Leipzig in the 2023 German Super Cup match. Meanwhile, Harry Kane has yet to win any collective titles.
Determine the 2 semi-final pairs of the 2023 Women's World Cup
The quarter-finals of the 2023 Women's World Cup have officially ended after 4 extremely dramatic matches. The Organizing Committee has also determined the 4 excellent teams to win tickets to the semi-finals: Spain, Sweden, Australia and England.
On the match day of August 11, the Spanish women's team defeated the runner-up Netherlands with a final score of 2-1 to become the first representative to reach the semi-finals.
In the match that took place in the afternoon of the same day, the Asian representative - the Japanese women's team could not surprise the Swedish women's team. Losing 1-2 on aggregate, Japan could not get a ticket to the semi-finals against Sweden.
The remaining two quarter-final matches on August 12 were equally exciting. In the early match, co-hosts Australia played a strong match against the French women's team. After 120 minutes of play, the two teams drew 0-0 and had to decide the winner by penalty kicks. In the end, the Australian women's team beat France 7-6 to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time.
In the final match between England and Colombia, despite taking the lead from the 44th minute, Colombia let the "Lionesses" successfully come back and secure a 2-1 victory to advance to the semi-finals.
Thus, the Spanish women's team will meet Sweden on August 15 while co-host Australia will face England on August 16 in the semi-finals of the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Real Madrid successfully recruited goalkeeper Kepa on loan
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano announced that Real Madrid have successfully recruited goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea on a 1-year loan.
Romano posted on his personal Twitter: "Kepa to Real Madrid, Here we go! Loan agreement reached between Real Madrid and Chelsea. No buyout clause with the Spanish goalkeeper".
"Kepa immediately said yes to Real after rejecting Bayern Munich's offer. He said goodbye to his Chelsea teammates and is ready to leave for Madrid," Romano added.
Previously, the London team successfully recruited goalkeeper Robert Sanchez from Brighton for 25 million pounds. This 25-year-old goalkeeper signed a contract with The Blues for up to 7 years.
The appearance of Sanchez has made Kepa's chances of starting the team less. Therefore, he has decided to leave. If he performs well during his 1-year loan at Real, Kepa will have the opportunity to buy or at least attract the attention of many big teams.
