Cong Phuong: 'Vietnam will play its best against China'; 4 HAGL players test positive for Covid-19

PublicComment: 'Vietnam national team will play their best against China national team'

Speaking during the training session on the afternoon of January 19, striker Nguyen Cong Phuong – the new vice-captain of the Vietnamese team expressed his excitement for the upcoming match between Vietnam and China. This is a match taking place on the first day of the Lunar New Year of both countries and taking place at My Dinh Stadium.

That is why,Cong Phuonglooking forward to playing. He said: “This is a special match. Vietnam's opponent is the Chinese team. My whole team and I are striving to bring the best to the Vietnamese team as well as joy to the fans at home.”

Nguyen Cong Phuong

He added: “It is truly an honor to compete with the support of Vietnamese fans on the first day of the new year. It is even more meaningful when, in the context of the current Covid-19 epidemic, fans still come to watch and accompany the Vietnamese team. This is also a motivation for me and the whole team to try our best. We will contribute everything we can for the Vietnamese team and Vietnamese football. Hopefully, the Vietnamese team will have good results against China. We hope that the fans are safe during the epidemic season.”

Tottenham beat Leicester in the 90+7 minute

When the clock showed 94 minutes and 52 seconds, Leicester led 2-1 but still lost 2-3 to Spurs in the make-up match of round 17 of the Premier League in the early morning of January 20 (Hanoi time).

Bergwijn scored twice in just 3 minutes of extra time at the end of the match

A feast of goals was put on by Leicester and Tottenham at the King Power Stadium. Spurs were down 2-1 in the second half but still won 3 points thanks to 2 goals in the 90+5 and 90+7 minutes by substitute Steven Bergwijn.

This result helps Tottenham continue to maintain their unbeaten streak under coach Antonio Conte, and at the same time rise to 5th place with 36 points. The "Roosters" are only 1 point behind the team above and have 3 matches left to play.

Exploding in the second half, MU defeated Brentford

With an excellent performance after the break, MU won 3-1 against Brentford with goals from Elanga, Greenwood and Rashford.

MU won an important away win

Starting lineup

Brentford: Lossl; Bech, Jansson, Pinnock; Roerslev, Janelt, Norgaard, Jensen, Canos; Toney, Mbeumo.

MU: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Telles; Fred, McTominay; Elanga, Fernandes, Greenwood (Rashford 71'); Ronaldo (Maguire 71').

Goals: Toney 85' - Elanga 55', Greenwood 62', Rashford 78'

4 HAGL players tested positive for Covid-19

4 HAGL players in the main squad who are practicing under the supervision of coach Kiatisuk have tested positive for Covid-19.

On January 19, HAGL Club confirmed that 4 cases in the main team had tested positive for Covid-19. These players had been training and competing with HAGL Club at the Emperor Quang Trung Cup as well as during the gathering in the mountain town from January 10 until now, so the coaching staff also raised their vigilance and strictly checked throughout the training process in the next phase.

At the 2022 Emperor Quang Trung Cup friendly football tournament, a Thai expert of the HAGL football team also had to self-isolate because he tested positive for Covid-19. Therefore, the turn of the players of this club to be infected also followed the same procedure.