Cong Phuong plays for the first time in Japan

On the afternoon of July 31, the Vietnamese national team striker was present from the start in Mito Hollyhock's 3-0 victory over Zweigen Kanazawa in round 26 of the J-League 2.

Cong Phuong was given the opportunity to show his talent. Photo: Vietnam FootballChannel.

In this match, Cong Phuong played in place ofCaptain Keisuke Funatani. The Mito Hollyhock forward tried to show off but failed to make a clear impression.

Despite receiving encouragement from dozens of Vietnamese fans - who came toJapan follows a tour combining football matches after the flight route from Vietnam to Ibarakia province was put into operation, as well as being personally welcomed by the President.Kunio Numata shook hands to encourage, Cong Phuong still could not avoid tension in his first starting match.He was taken off the field in the 53rd minute, when the two sides were tied 0-0.

Minute 62Ryoji Fukui opened the scoring, beforeShu Hiramatsu doubled the lead for the home team just a minute later. The final goal of the match was scored in the74 by publicKazuhiro Sato - who replaced Cong Phuong in the second half.

Before this match, Cong Phuong had played three times in the J-League, all from the bench. The last time he played was 10 minutes in the loss to V-Varen Nagasaki on the afternoon of July 20. UntilSo far, Cong Phuong has not scored any goals for Mito Hollyhock in official matches.

In the next round, Mito Hollyhock will visit Matsumoto Yamaga on the afternoon of August 7.

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According to VNE