Vietnamese chess players make breakthrough in world team tournament; Liverpool suffer shocking defeat at home

Vietnamese chess players make breakthrough performance at world team tournament

In game 3 of the men's team event of the 2024 Olympiad, the Vietnamese chess team decided to field its strongest lineup includingLe Quang Liem, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Le Tuan Minh, Tran Tuan Minh to compete with the Kazakhstan team.

As expected by fans, world No. 14 player Le Quang Liem (elo 2,741) played excellently when defeating Denis Makhnev (elo 2,551) at table number 1.

At table 2, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (elo 2,633) was held to a draw by Kazybek Nogerbek (elo 2,519). At table 3, Le Tuan Minh (elo 2,564) shared points with Alisher Suleymenov (elo 2,484) and at table 4, Tran Tuan Minh (elo 2,434) excellently defeated Ramazan Zhamakhnov (elo 2,497).

In the end, the Vietnamese men's chess team won 3-1 against Kazakhstan, thereby rising to joint 4th place on the rankings after 3 games, equal to the achievement of the Chinese team.

A big challenge awaits Le Quang Liem and his teammates when they face the 4th seeded team Uzbekistan in game 4 tonight (September 14).

Meanwhile, in the women's team event, players Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Vo Thi Kim Phung, Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong, and Le Thanh Tu also won an overwhelming 4-0 victory over the Singapore team. This result brought the Vietnamese women's chess team to 11th place in the rankings after 3 games. Thao Nguyen and her teammates' opponents in game 4 were the Armenian team.

Thuy Linh enters the final, chance to set a record at the Vietnam Open badminton tournament

On the afternoon of September 14, Vietnam's number 1 female tennis playerNguyen Thuy Linhdefeated opponent Lin Hsiang-Ti (world rank 65) in 2 sets to advance to the final of Vietnam Open 2024.

At the start against her opponent from Chinese Taipei, Thuy Linh encountered many difficulties and fell behind. However, her opponent's weaknesses gradually revealed themselves when Thuy Linh began to exploit them with a diverse playing style to equalize 9/9 and 7 consecutive points to lead 19-12 and win 21-13 in the first set.

In set 2, the Chinese Taipei player made consecutive mistakes, allowing Thuy Linh to take the lead 10-6. However, shortly after, it was the home player's turn to make mistakes, allowing her opponent to score 4 consecutive points, leading back to 20-18.

However, Thuy Linh's efforts saved the set point and she won 22-20. Thereby, the number 1 female tennis player in Vietnam avoided having to play 3 sets to maintain her fitness for the final match on September 15.

In the remaining women's singles semi-final, Japanese player Kaoru Sugiyama (ranked 48th in the world) also won after 2 sets against Chinese opponent Wang Dai. Thereby, the 21-year-old player will face Thuy Linh in the final match.

The final matches will take place from 1:00 p.m. on September 15 at Nguyen Du Stadium (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City).

Determine the pair competing for the U20 National Futsal Championship

On the afternoon of September 14, the 2024 National U20 Futsal Championship held a series of semi-final matches and determined the two faces competing for the championship: U20 Saigon Titans Ho Chi Minh City and U20 Thai Son Bac.

The semi-final match between U20 Thai Son Nam TP HCM and U20 Thai Son Bac was extremely exciting and dramatic with 9 goals scored.

In the first 20 minutes, U20 Thai Son Nam TP HCM opened the score after 3 minutes of the match. However, U20 Thai Son Bac, with their strength confirmed in the group stage, regained control of the game and took a 4-2 lead at the end of the match.

Notably, in the last 30 seconds, U20 Thai Son Bac, with a weaker force due to Nguyen Da Hai's red card, still maintained a 2-goal advantage before entering the break.

In the second half, coach Nguyen Bao Trung's team played with great effort and brought the score back to the starting line 4-4 in the first half of the match.

In the 33rd minute, Vu Ngoc Anh coordinated with his teammates to attack on the left wing, helping U20 Thai Son Bac take the lead again. After that, the two teams maintained a tit-for-tat game. In which, U20 Thai Son Nam TP HCM had a better attack when they were behind.

In the end, U20 Thai Son Bac still maintained the score of 5-4 to win a ticket to the final.

In the remaining semi-final, U20 Saigon Titans HCMC easily defeated U20 Tan Hiep Hung HCMC with a score of 6-0.

Thus, the final match of the tournament will be a match between the defending champion U20 Saigon Titans TP HCM and U20 Thai Son Bac.

The match will take place at 5:00 p.m. on September 16 at Thai Son Nam Stadium, District 8 (HCMC).

Man Utd beat Southampton

Although rated higher, Man Utd did not start well on Southampton's field. Coach Erik Ten Hag's team had less possession of the ball and had fewer passes in the first half.

In the 31st minute, Man Utd faced the risk of conceding a goal before Diogo Dalot fouled an opposing player in the penalty area, giving Southampton a penalty.

However, on the 11m mark, rookie Cameron Archer missed a regrettable opportunity. Andre Onana guessed Archer's intention to shoot, dived to the right to save Man Utd.

Excited after Onana's heroic moment, Man Utd immediately pressed forward to find the opening goal. In the 35th minute, Matthijs de Ligt suddenly appeared in the penalty area to receive a cross from his teammate. The former Ajax star jumped high and headed the ball, raising the score to 1-0 for Man Utd.

Five minutes later, it was Marcus Rashford's turn to "open his account" in the new season. The English striker skillfully handled Amad Diallo's pass, finishing coolly past Aaron Ramsdale.

Man Utd played slowly in the second half and did not create many notable opportunities. Southampton's hopes were extinguished after captain Jack Stephens received a straight red card.

He tackled Alejandro Garnacho fiercely, preventing a dangerous counter-attack from the visitors. International experts rated referee Stuart Atwell as making the right decision.

In the final minutes of the match, Dalot crossed the ball well to help Garnacho score the third goal for the "Red Devils". The main credit for this goal belonged to Casemiro, who had an impressive pass to Dalot on the wing.

The match ended with a 3-0 victory for Man Utd. They extended their unbeaten streak against Southampton to 17, including 16 matches in the Premier League. Coach Erik Ten Hag and his team rose to 8th place in the rankings.

Liverpool suffered a shocking defeat at home

Liverpool surprisingly lost 0-1 to Nottingham Forest at home at Anfield in round 4 of the Premier League this season.

On the evening of September 14 (Hanoi time), the biggest surprise since the start of the Premier League season took place. A Liverpool with impressive form, playing at home, unexpectedly lost to a team that struggled to stay in the league last season.

Hudson-Odoi's stunning goal in the 72nd minute stunned the entire Anfield stadium. Liverpool were in complete control of the game, having 70% of the possession and 14 shots on goal.

However, having just returned from a series of national team matches, the "The Kop" stars showed signs of fatigue. Their coordination lacked sharpness and efficiency. Liverpool only had 5 shots on target throughout the match.

Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, didn't need many shots (5), but three of them were on target. Hudson-Odoi's late second-half finish proved this.

The former Chelsea star had a beautiful curling shot from outside the Liverpool penalty area, sealing a 1-0 win for the visitors. Former Manchester United star Elanga was the one who assisted Hudson-Odoi to score.

In the remaining minutes, "The Kop" pressed forward to find a goal, but failed. Liverpool lost to Nottingham Forest for the first time at home at Anfield in the Premier League.

Even when Nunez was brought on, Liverpool could not turn the situation around.

This defeat also caused Liverpool's winning streak in the Premier League to end and they lost the top spot to Man City, who beat Brentford 2-1 in the same match.

Manager Arne Slot clearly has a lot of work to do with Liverpool and the Dutchman is starting to understand the harshness of the Premier League after the previous "honeymoon" period.