Cong Phuong and teammates lost to lower-ranked opponents; V-League restarts in early June

Thanh Hien• DNUM_AJZAFZCACA 06:48

(Baonghean.vn) - V-League restarts in early June; German fans support the team with unprecedented ideas; Malaysian player who scored against Van Lam is honored by AFC; Cong Phuong and teammates lose to lower-ranked opponents... are notable Sports news in the past 24 hours.

V-League to restart in early June

VPF has chosen the opening date of the National Cup as May 24 and the round of 16 to continue on May 30. Normally, 1 week later, V-League football will restart.

V-League to restart in early June. Illustrative photo

VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan said that for nearly 6 months, football activities have almost completely stopped, creating great difficulties for clubs. If nothing changes in the context of Vietnam continuing to control the epidemic well, domestic football tournaments will soon return to competition. If the ball rolls in May or early June, Vietnam will be the first country in the world to restart football.

German fans support their team with an unprecedented idea

With teams having to play behind closed doors, Monchengladbach fans have come up with a unique way to energize their players.

Monchengladbach supporters have printed their pictures on cardboard, which will then be plastered across the stands at Borussia Park.

Những khán đài của sân Borussia Park được lấp kín bởi những tấm bìa in hình cổ động viên. Ảnh: Bleacher Report.

The stands at Borussia Park are filled with cardboard cutouts of fans. Photo: Bleacher Report.

German football teams are now starting to return to training. The Bundesliga is the first major European league to set a date to resume its season. Specifically, the German Football Association has decided that the country's professional football leagues will officially return on May 16.

Malaysian player who scored against Van Lam was honored by AFC

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has just compiled statistics on 5 long-range goals using the curling technique in the AFC Champions League and given the right to vote for the best goal in those 5 moves to fans.

Safawi Rasid.

The result was surprising when Malaysian player Safawi Rasid was voted with the second highest score and was honored by AFC. Safawi Rasid's goal received 25% of the votes from more than 61,000 votes, only behind the goal scored by Senegalese striker Mame Thiam (Esteghlal Club) against Zobahan in 2018 (received 70% of the votes).

Safawi Rasid is considered the top striker of Malaysian football. He is also familiar to Vietnamese fans when he scored against goalkeeper Dang Van Lam to equalize 2-2 for Malaysia in the first leg of the 2018 AFF Cup final. However, in the second leg, this player failed to score against the Vietnamese defense at My Dinh Stadium.

Cong Phuong and teammates lost to lower-ranked opponents

In the first match after the break to avoid the Covid-19 epidemic, Cong Phuong and the HCMC players lost 0-2 in a friendly match with Ba Ria Vung Tau.

After a break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cong Phuong and the HCMC players had a friendly match with Ba Ria Vung Tau. Ba Ria Vung Tau is a rookie in the 2020 First Division.

Công Phượng và thủ môn Bùi Tiến Dũng ra sân ngay từ đầu ở trận này.

Cong Phuong and goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung played from the start in this match.

The friendly match with Ba Ria Vung Tau was an opportunity for Ho Chi Minh City to test their squad and coach Chung Hae Seong used a different formation for each half. Cong Phuong and goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung started this match.

Ba Ria Vung Tau's two goals were scored by Minh Binh and an own goal by Ngoc Thinh.

In the end, HCMC lost 0-2 in the friendly match with Ba Ria Vung Tau.

V.League allows each team to replace 5 players

The decision to temporarily change the substitution rule in each match due to the impact of Covid-19 helps V.League teams breathe a sigh of relief, reducing the worry of injuries.

Điều khoản luật thay người được điều chỉnh do FIFA công bố

The revised substitution rules were announced by FIFA.

According to information posted on the FIFA website, the International Football Association Board has agreed to a proposal to change the substitution rule. Accordingly, teams are allowed to make up to 5 substitutions per match. This rule is temporarily applied to tournaments ending before December 31.

The law also stipulates the number of substitutions allowed in each match. To limit the number of interruptions, the law stipulates that each team is allowed a maximum of three substitutions. “If two teams make a substitution at the same time, it will be counted as one of the three substitutions made by each team,” explains clause 3 of the temporary amendment.