Vietnam national team receives huge bonus after big win over Malaysia; Mbappe scores twice to help PSG defeat Monaco

After a big win over Malaysia, Vietnam national team received a "huge" bonus.

Facing the Malaysian team - the team is considered one of the strong candidates for the AFF Cup 2020 championship. After 90 minutes of playing at Bishan Stadium, Coach Park's team won 3-0 against their opponent. The scorers forVietnam National Teamare Quang Hai, Cong Phuong and Hoang Duc.

After this victory, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Executive Committee decided to give the Vietnamese team a bonus of 1 billion VND.

This is a reward to encourage the players to continue to promote their strengths and fly high at the AFF Cup 2020, towards the goal of defending the AFF Cup championship.

Vietnamese players celebrate victory.

Previously, after the victory over Laos, Cong Phuong and his teammates were also awarded 500 million VND by the VFF. These are worthy rewards for coach Park Hang Seo and his team.

After 2 matches, Vietnam has won 6 points, scored 5 goals and has not conceded any goals. In the next round, our team will meet Indonesia. If we win all 3 points against the team from the archipelago, Vietnam will be considered to have won a ticket to the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2020.

AFF praised Hoang Duc after his classy performance against Malaysia

The AFF homepage highly appreciated Hoang Duc's performance in the Vietnam national team's 3-0 victory over Malaysia on the evening of December 12.

In the 89th minute of the match between Vietnam and Malaysia, Hoang Duc had a great solo play, passing 3 Malaysian players, turning the ball and then unleashing a tricky left-footed shot towards the far corner of the goal. Hoang Duc's kick left the opposing team's goalkeeper just standing there watching the ball fly into the net.

This goal sealed a 3-0 victory for Vietnam against Malaysia. This was also Hoang Duc’s first goal in his first time participating in the AFF Cup.

Hoang Duc is increasingly showing his importance in the Vietnam National Team - Photo: Duc Cuong

In addition to his classy goal that sealed the 3-0 victory for Vietnam, Hoang Duc was evaluated by experts as one of the best players on Vietnam's team in the match against Malaysia on the evening of December 12.

After the match ended, the AFF homepage praised the number 14 midfielder of the Vietnam national team. Specifically, the organizers said that Hoang Duc shone and completely dominated the midfield. Notably, before the tournament in Singapore started, AFF also commented that Nguyen Hoang Duc was the next Vietnamese star to explode after Nguyen Quang Hai. In addition to complimenting Nguyen Hoang Duc's expertise, AFF also said that he was the most energetic player in the match between Vietnam and Malaysia.

Mbappe scored twice to help PSG defeat Monaco

The striker born in 1998 shone in PSG's 2-0 win at home at Parc des Princes in round 18 of Ligue 1 in the early morning of December 13 (Hanoi time).

Mbappe scored twice, while Messi contributed 1 assist.

After two disappointing draws against Nice and Lens, PSG regained their confidence with a 2-0 victory over Monaco, the opponent they lost 0-2 to in the second leg last season. Currently, the team at Parc des Princes firmly established the top position with 45 points. Coach Mauricio Pochettino's team is 13 points ahead of Marseille but has played one more game.

Inter Milan take top spot in Serie A

Lautaro Martinez scored twice in Inter Milan's win over Cagliari in round 17 of Serie A in the early morning of December 13 (Hanoi time).

Coach Simone Inzaghi and his team moved up to the top of the Serie A 2021/22 table. In this round, AC Milan was held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese. Napoli also suffered their second consecutive defeat, thus being pushed down to fourth place by Atalanta.

At Inter's Meazza Stadium, Martinez scored a double against Cagliari in the 29th and 68th minutes. The Argentine striker missed another penalty. The remaining two goals for the home team were scored by Alexis Sanchez (50th minute) and Hakan Calhanoglu (66th minute).

Martinez has shown destructive form recently. Photo: Reuters.

Inter's four goals were scored in different styles. Martinez opened the scoring with a powerful aerial strike following a cross from a corner. Sanchez doubled the lead with a stunning finish from inside the area.

Calhanoglu scored from behind with a dangerous shot from nearly 25 meters away. And Martinez sealed the score with a skillful control and finish from a long pass.