HAGL balances Hanoi's numbers in the national team; Thai newspaper gives Van Lam the highest score

Tuan Anh returns

The captain of HAGL Club appearing in the list of 23 names participating in King's Cup 2019 is beyond the expectations of many people. Tuan Anh has just returned from injury and this can be seen as a challenge that Coach Park Hang-seo has given to the player born in 1995.

With Tuan Anh’s return, there are 7 players from HAGL, the most under Park Hang-seo. Two of them are playing abroad on loan: Luong Xuan Truong of Buriram United and Nguyen Cong Phuong of Incheon United.

Tuan Anh helps HAGL balance the number of players in the Vietnam national team. Photo: Minh Chien.

Vu Van Thanh also returned after more than 6 months of injury treatment in Korea. Tran Minh Vuong and Nguyen Phong Hong Duy continued to show their roles in the HAGL midfield. They helped HAGL to rank 8th on the rankings. The name that cannot be ignored is Nguyen Van Toan. He is the domestic striker with the best performance in V.league 2019 with 5 goals. Mr. Park is in need of a winger who can create breakthroughs like Van Toan.

At the AFF Cup 2018 and Asian Cup 2019, Coach Park Hang-seo's list included 7 names from Hanoi FC. The 2018 V.League champion contributed many choices for the Korean strategist and at the peak time, there were still 7 people.

Van Lam made an impression

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam and his teammates at Muangthong United suffered their 8th defeat in the 2019 Thai League season after losing 0-1 to Buriram United at Thunder Castle Stadium.

Despite conceding his 20th goal in 12 appearances in the Thai League, Van Lam was not negatively evaluated by the Thai press in his performance against Buriram. The Thai newspaper Siam Sport gave Van Lam a score of 6.5 - the highest score in the losing squad of Muangthong Club.

The efforts of a Van Lam are not enough.

Foreign player Oh Ban-suk from South Korea and striker Korrawit Tasa both scored 6.5 points. Captain Teerasil Dangda continued his poor form ahead of the King's Cup, receiving a score of 5.5 points after the match.

The lowest score among the away team's players was defender Suporn Peenagatapho when he continuously made mistakes and fouled the ball during the match, forcing Van Lam to show his talent to save the goal many times.

Siam Sport wrote: "In one of Buriram's dangerous attacks in the 77th minute, Supachai Jaided crossed the ball from the left wing, but the Vietnamese national team goalkeeper remained steadfast, even when facing the threat of Pedro Junior."

It was not until the 79th minute that Buriram scored a goal when Sasalak Haiprakhon's long-range shot hit Oh Ban-suk of Muangthong. The ball changed trajectory and went straight into the net, leaving Van Lam stunned and helpless.

Another player from the Vietnamese team who also played in this match was midfielder Luong Xuan Truong. He was sent onto the field by Buriram in the 84th minute. Playing for nearly 10 minutes, the player from Tuyen Quang was not given a score by the Thai press after the match.

With the only goal helping Buriram get 3 points at home, Xuan Truong's close friend Sasalak received the highest score of 7.5 and received the title of "best player of the match".
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