Cong Phuong makes his mark in his first start in Japan; U23 Iraq is still an "unknown factor" for U23 Vietnam
(Baonghean.vn) - In his first start in Japan, Cong Phuong had a pretty good performance; Only finishing second in Group D helped U23 Vietnam meet an easier opponent (in theory) in the quarterfinals, U23 Iraq. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Cong Phuong makes his mark in his first start in Japan
On the afternoon of April 24, Cong Phuong played 70 minutes on the day Yokohama defeated Okayama in the round of 64 of the National Cup.
In his first start in Japan, Cong Phuong had a pretty good performance. The Vietnamese player played for 68 minutes. He had 1 shot on target, created 3 chances from corner kicks and received a yellow card.
In the 29th minute, Cong Phuong created a dangerous situation in the home team's penalty area with a corner kick. The ball was hung by number 28 to the right position of Katsuya Iwatake. However, Yokohama's number 22 did not finish but chose to create a wall, only to be blocked by the home team's defense.
In his first start in Japan, Cong Phuong left many marks on the attacking front. However, he still revealed weaknesses in physical strength and ability to compete, due to a long period of not playing.
U23 Iraq is still an "unknown factor" to U23 Vietnam
At this year's U23 Asian tournament, coach Radhi Shenaishil brought to Qatar a squad consisting mostly of young players playing domestically.
Specifically, the U23 Iraq squad playing in the U23 Asia this year has 17 players playing in the country, 4 players playing in Europe and 1 player playing in the Iranian championship. However, the 4 U23 Iraq players playing in Europe are not very prominent as they only play in Sweden, Portugal, and Germany. The two players playing in Sweden are Josef Al-Imam (Malmo) and Amin Al-Hamawi (Helsingborgs).
Of course, we cannot judge whether U23 Iraq is really formidable or not just by looking at the squad. Not to mention that U23 Iraq can still be considered an "unknown factor" in this year's tournament when they lost to Thailand but won against Saudi Arabia.
C.Ronaldo convinces Man City star to come to Al Nassr
Man City star is on the radar of Al Nassr Club, where Ronaldo is playing.
According to Rudy Galetti, Al Nassr Club is looking for every way to recruit midfielder Kevin De Bruyne from Man City and the person in charge of this deal is superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Galetti page revealed that many other teams in the Saudi Pro League will also join the race for the Belgian player's signature.
Along with De Bruyne, Liverpool's star striker Mohamed Salah is also wanted by top Gulf football teams.
Premier League results: Liverpool lost the derby, MU beat Sheffield
Premier League football results this morning, after the defeat with Everton, Liverpool is still in second place with 74 points after 34 matches but Arsenal has widened the gap with the top to 3 points. The Kop is only 1 point ahead of Man City who are behind while having played 2 more matches. Everton consolidated their 16th position with 33 points after 34 matches and are 8 points ahead of the relegation group.
Meanwhile, MU completed the comeback when they scored 2 goals in 4 minutes from 81 to 85. Bruno Fernandes scored a great long-range shot, then assisted Rasmus Hojlund to score a goal against Sheffield.
With this 4-2 victory, MU rose to 6th place in the Premier League table with 53 points after 33 matches. Sheffield continued to stand at the bottom of the table with 16 points after 34 matches and 10 points away from safety.
Results of the remaining matches in the Premier League series taking place in the early morning of April 25: Newcastle lost 0-2 at Crystal Palace and Bournemouth won 1-0 against host Wolves.
