Will Cong Phuong follow in his footsteps?; Vietnam U18 has a bright chance of entering the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian tournament

Will Cong Phuong follow in his footsteps?

The Vietnamese national team striker is trying his best to find a place in the Sint Truidense squad in the Belgian national championship. However, with the current situation, fans are worried that Cong Phuong's future will be like his two previous "study abroad" trips to Japan and Korea.

The home match against Standard Liege in round 3 of the Belgian national championship last night was the first time Cong Phuong was absent from Sint-Truidense's registered players.

Previously, in the opening match of the Belgian National Championship on July 28, Cong Phuong had a chance to enter the field when he went out to the pitch to warm up in the last 15 minutes of the match. However, coach Marc Brys still decided not to put the striker born in 1995 on the field, even though there was still a substitution right.

Cong Phuong is facing more and more difficulties in Belgium as Sint-Truiden Club continuously strengthens its attack force.

Things seemed to be looking up when Cong Phuong started in the friendly against Charleroi Reserve on August 6 and assisted Suzuki in scoring. However, contrary to expectations, the Vietnamese striker was suddenly removed from the squad shortly after.

Cong Phuong's chances of playing in the near future are even more uncertain as Sint-Truiden has just recruited two more attacking players: Lee Seung-Woo - the striker known as the "Korean Messi" and Tatsuya Ito - a promising young Japanese talent.

Beating Singapore, U18 Vietnam has a bright chance to enter the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian tournament

After a heavy 1-4 loss to U18 Australia in round 2, the U18 Vietnam players entered last night's match with high concentration and determination to win big to keep their hopes of getting a ticket to the next round alive.

The efforts of U18 Vietnam in the first half were only rewarded with the opening goal 1-0 in the 28th minute. That was the situation when midfielder Manh Quynh carried the ball to break through the left wing before shooting into the net of U18 Singapore.

The Vietnam U18 team has a good chance of entering the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian U18 Tournament - Next Media Cup 2019 after winning 3-0 against Singapore U18 in the third match held at Go Dau Stadium (Binh Duong) last night, August 11.

With this result, U18 Australia continues to hold the top position in Group A with 3 wins. U18 Vietnam has the same 6 points as U18 Malaysia after 3 matches, but is ranked third due to a lower goal difference (5/4 compared to 6/2). The remaining positions are Cambodia (3 points), Thailand (1 point) and Singapore (1 point).

Results, Premier League Round 1 Rankings: Manchester City on top

At the end of the opening round of the 2019-2020 Premier League, the two Manchester teams, Man City and MU, shared the top two positions.

MU had an unexpectedly impressive start. Photo: Getty

Similar to MU, other big teams such as Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all won their opening matches.

Premier League round 1 results. Photo: Livescore.

Premier League 2019-2020 standings after round 1. Photo: Livescore

In round 20 of V-League 2019, Hanoi FC had a resounding 5-0 victory over Thanh Hoa right at Hang Day Stadium. With this victory, the capital team increased the gap with Ho Chi Minh City Club to 5 points, when coach Chung Hae Seong and his team just suffered a 0-2 defeat against Quang Nam.

Assistant coach Nguyen Cong Tuan highly appreciated the return of captain Van Quyet.

He shared: “Van Quyet plays an important role at Hanoi FC. He is the one who connects the play, the leader.

Obviously, Quyet's return is an extremely important addition to Hanoi FC. But why do I emphasize that it is important because when the team entered a harsh period, physically draining, Van Quyet's return contributed to the team's success."