Cong Phuong helps First Division team do something rare; Vietnam team needs to be wary of Bundesliga's fastest midfielder

Vietnam futsal team has a good chance to enter the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian tournament

On the afternoon of November 4, in Thailand, the Vietnam futsal team faced Malaysia in the second match of Group A of the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship. This is an important match because Malaysia is a direct competitor for the semi-final ticket with coach Diego Giustozzi and his team, along with host Thailand.

As expected,Vietnam Futsal Teamhad many difficulties against Malaysia and had to rely on the excellence of goalkeeper Pham Van Tu to not concede a goal in the first half.

In the second half, minute 27, a Malaysian player touched the ball with his hand in the penalty area and Tu Minh Quang scored accurately from the penalty spot. Minute 34, the Malaysian futsal team lost the ball carelessly, Thinh Phat seized the opportunity and fired a powerful left-footed shot to raise the score to 2-0.

In the remaining minutes, the Malaysian futsal team played power-play but could not score and accepted a 0-2 loss. Winning the second consecutive match, coach Diego Giustozzi and his team temporarily ranked 2nd in Group A with 6 points and a wide open door to the semi-finals. Leading the way was host Thailand with the same 6 points, but ranked higher due to a better sub-index.

According to the match schedule, the Vietnam futsal team will meet Brunei on the afternoon of November 5 and Thailand on the afternoon of November 6.

Cong Phuong helps First Division team do something rare

The appearance of striker Nguyen Cong Phuong helps Binh Phuoc Club's matches in the 2024-2025 season receive special attention from fans.

According to information from Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF), the match between Binh Phuoc and Khanh Hoa in round 2 of the 2024-2025 National First Division at Binh Phuoc Stadium on the afternoon of November 2 had about 2,000 spectators in attendance.

It is worth mentioning that this match was also postponed for 60 minutes due to heavy rain. Therefore, having 2,000 spectators directly coming to the stadium to cheer for the two teams is a very impressive number. Not only that, the match Cong Phuong The opening match of the First Division had 5,500 people coming to the stadium. This is a very high number compared to a match in the National First Division.

Previously, matches in the First Division often had very few spectators. But the appearance of stars like Cong Phuong, Hoang Duc or Van Lam created a fever in the stands of this tournament.

As for Binh Phuoc FC, they sold all their season tickets in just 15 minutes. Of course, this also had a huge influence from “Vietnamese Messi”. As for Cong Phuong, he has been playing impressively since moving to Binh Phuoc FC.

If he can maintain his current form, he has every right to hope for a ticket back to the national team.

Bruno takes responsibility for Ten Hag's departure

Bruno Fernandes revealed that he called coach Erik ten Hag to apologize when the Dutch strategist was fired by Man United.

"I spoke to coach Erik ten Hag and apologized to him," Bruno Fernandes - Man United captain revealed after MU's 1-1 draw with Chelsea in round 10 of the 2024/25 Premier League: "Whenever you see a coach leaving, you have to take some responsibility, especially when the team is not playing well. It's easier to get rid of a coach than to get rid of 15 players. I was disappointed when he had to leave. I didn't score, we didn't score and I feel I have to take responsibility. It's not good for anyone at the club when the head coach has to leave. The team didn't get good results, we didn't play well but in the end he was the one who had to pay for it."

The move comes after Ten Hag was sacked on Monday, November 28, and just a day before the match against Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Besides, the captain of Man United revealed that the whole team was very disappointed when they only got 1 point in the clash with the London team.

New coach Ruben Amorim will lead Man United from round 12 of the Premier League, when the Red Devils face newcomer Ipswich Town.

Vietnam team needs to be wary of the fastest midfielder in Bundesliga

Winger Gerrit Holtmann has just set a Bundesliga record by becoming the fastest player in the history of the tournament.

Gerrit Holtmann plays for VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga 2024/2025 season. However, the Filipino international is just a "supporting actor". He was brought in from the bench in the match against Frankfurt in round 9. Despite the home team's heavy 2-7 defeat, Gerrit Holtmann still made history in the tournament.

The 1995-born midfielder's sprint reached a speed of 36.74 km/h - making him the fastest runner ever recorded in the Bundesliga. In just one season, the record was broken twice. In round 2, Sirlord Conteh reached a speed of 36.67 km/h in the match between Heidenheim and Augsburg. Before that, Karim Adeyemi - a player of Borussia Dortmund ran at 35.65 km/h in the match against Freiburg in the 2022/2023 season.

Gerrit Holtmann was once an important star for Bochum. In the 2021/2022 season, he scored 5 goals and had 6 assists for his teammates. Gerrit Holtmann was naturalized as a Filipino 2 years ago. This player made an important contribution when he scored 2 goals in 4 matches played. Notably, despite having had citizenship for a long time, Gerrit was often absent from the Philippine National Team due to injury. In the last time Vietnam met the Philippines in June 2024, the Bochum star did not play due to back pain.

In the 2024 AFF Cup, the Philippines team is in the same group with Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos and Myanmar. Coach Albert Capellas and his team face many challenges with the goal of passing the group stage this year./.