Coach Kiatisuk reveals about Cong Phuong's injury; Vietnam women's team empty-handed at AFF Cup 2022

MU officially recruits "blockbuster" for 67 million euros

After a long period of negotiation, MU has officially successfully recruited Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez for a total price of up to 67 million euros.

On the evening of July 17, MU's homepage confirmed that the club had successfully recruited Lisandro Martinez from Ajax: "We are pleased to announce that the club has reached an agreement with Ajax on the transfer of Argentine international, Lisandro Martinez. The deal will be completed after the defender passes the mandatory medical examination, agrees on personal terms and obtains a work visa in the UK."

Martinez reunites with coach Ten Hag at MU

MU did not disclose the details of the contract with Lisandro Martinez, but Ajax confirmed that the English club had to pay a total of 67.37 million euros for this versatile defender. Specifically, MU had to pay 57.37 million euros in transfer fees and pay up to 10 million euros in additional fees depending on Lisandro Martinez's performance.

Lisandro Martinez will become the third new player of MU under coach Erik ten Hag, after Tyrell Malacia and Christian Eriksen. The 24-year-old Argentine defender is highly appreciated by experts and is expected to help MU change their playing style.

In addition to the central defender position, Lisandro Martinez also plays excellently in the defensive midfielder position, where MU is seriously lacking players. Therefore, fans still cannot know the purpose of coach Erik ten Hag recruiting his former student. In case Martinez plays central defender, captain Harry Maguire will have to play on the right instead of the left as usual.

Lisandro Martinez was born on January 18, 1998 in Gualeguay, Argentina. He started his football training at the Club Libertad Academy before moving to Newell's Old Boys Defensa y Justicia. In 2019, Martinez was recruited by Ajax for only 7 million euros, but he quickly became a star there. Last season, Martinez was Ajax's Best Player.

The Philippine women's team won the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship for the first time.

The Philippines women's team won the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship for the first time in history after defeating the Thailand women's team 3-0.

The spirit and performance of the Philippine women's team are on the rise, turning Vietnam into the former champion with a 4-0 victory in the semi-final. With the support of the home crowd, the Philippine women's team entered the final match with confidence. Right from the first minutes, the home team's physical advantage made it difficult for Thailand in one-on-one battles and prevented them from implementing their signature passing and passing style of play.

In the 7th minute, the Philippines opened the scoring in a very familiar scenario. From a corner kick, center back Jessik Owrt took advantage of his height to jump high and head the ball. Of course, Thailand's short defense was completely at a disadvantage in this situation.

Just 12 minutes later, a chaotic situation in the penalty area and Philippine striker Ktrin Guillou was in the right place to tap the ball into the net from close range to increase the score to 2-0.

Philippines Women's Championship of AFF Women's Cup 2022. Photo: Thethao247.vn

The remaining minutes of the first half were still completely in the Philippines’ favor. The best player of the match was striker Bolden with countless impressive dribbles that caused many difficulties for the Thai defense. If the Philippine strikers had taken advantage of the delicious opportunities, the score would not have stopped at 2-0.

In the second half, the Thai women's team attacked, but they could only maintain it for the first 15 minutes. The decline in physical strength made it difficult for the Thai women's team to attack, while the Philippines played quite comfortably and scored another goal in the final minutes of the match. The final result was that the Philippine women's team won the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship for the first time in history after defeating Thailand with a score of 3-0.

Starting lineup:

Thai Women:Boonsing, Saenkhun, Makris, Philawan, Intamee, Plinyosuk, Phetwiset, Srangthaisong, Chetthabutr, Waenngoen, Dangda. Filipino Women:McDaniel, Randle, Long, Madarang, Cowart, Sawicki, Delgado, Quezada, Eggesvik, Frilles, Guilou.

Vietnam women's team empty-handed at AFF Cup 2022

On the afternoon of July 17, the Vietnam women's team suffered a 3-4 defeat to the Myanmar women's team in the third-place match of the AFF Cup 2022.

Coach Mai Duc Chung used the best force when Huynh Nhu, Tuyet Dung, Thuy Trang, Duong Thi Van, Hai Yen all played from the start. With a very strong lineup, the Vietnamese women's team still had to accept an unlucky goal in the 10th minute, when Khong Thi Hang blocked the ball right on the run of striker San Thaw Thaw of Myanmar.

In the 24th minute, the Vietnamese women's team launched a lightning attack in the middle. Tuyet Dung passed the ball to Thuy Trang who ran down the right wing, before the midfielder wearing the number 8 shirt fired a cross-angle shot. The Myanmar goalkeeper pushed the ball to the exact position Huynh Nhu had chosen. The captain of the Vietnamese women's team scored the equalizer 1-1 with a classy left-footed tap-in.

There was an equalizer,Vietnam women's teamplayed more confidently and comfortably. Then in the 40th minute, Huynh Nhu scored a double to raise the score to 2-1. The double against Myanmar helped Huynh Nhu have 59 goals, becoming the striker with the most goals in the history of the Vietnamese women's team.

Vietnam women's team lost the AFF Cup 2022 after a dramatic chase with Myanmar. Photo: Nguyen Ngu/vietnamnet.vn

In the beginning of the second half, the Myanmar women continued to successfully take advantage of the opportunity from the corner kick to equalize 2-2. In the 58th minute, the ball hit the post after Khin Mo Mo Tun's back-footed shot, before San Thaw Thaw was in the right place at the right time to bring the match back to the starting line.

The drama of the match was pushed to its climax in the last 10 minutes of the match. In the 82nd minute, Hai Yen put Vietnam ahead 3-2 with a close-range tap-in. Just one minute later, Lyn Mynt Mo leveled the score at 3-3 due to a mistake by veteran goalkeeper Kim Thanh when he rushed out unreasonably.

In the 87th minute, from a long-range shot, goalkeeper Kim Thanh again failed to clear the ball decisively, causing it to bounce high and fall close to the goal. Once again, San Thaw Thaw rushed in extremely quickly and flicked the ball into the goal. San Thaw Thaw completed his hat trick, helping Myanmar win 4-3 overall and take third place in the AFF Cup 2022.

Sharing after the match, coach Mai Duc Chung said: "I take responsibility for the loss of the Vietnamese women's team today. After this tournament, we need to make many changes in personnel. The young players are inexperienced while the experienced players are not in good physical condition."

Coach Kiatisuk revealed about Cong Phuong's injury

The match of round 7 of V.League between Ho Chi Minh City and HAGL at Thong Nhat Stadium ended with a 2-0 victory for the team from the Mountain City. The goalscorers for the away team were striker Washington Brandao and defender Vu Van Thanh.

Coach Kiatisuk was satisfied with his players after the 2-0 victory over Ho Chi Minh City Club.

One of the most notable details in last night's confrontation was the fact thatCong Phuongwas not registered in the HAGL's competition list due to injury. Many fans of the Mountain City team felt worried about this information. Talking about Cong Phuong's situation, Coach Kiatisuk shared:

"Cong Phuong was probably afraid to meet his old team today, so I gave him a chance to rest. I was just kidding. We don't want to say that Cong Phuong's injury will last for 2 months, but we hope it will only be a few weeks so he can return soon.

Cong Phuong is the team's key player, however there are many players in the midfield who can replace him, including young players like Bao Toan, Dinh Lam, Thanh Nhan, Nhi Khang... This is also an opportunity for young players to show themselves and gain experience for the future."

Although coach Kiatisuk is still quite optimistic, HAGL promises to face many difficulties if they do not have the service of Cong Phuong in the near future. If the player born in 1995 really has to sit out for 2 months, he will miss at least 5 matches in V.League and 1 match in the National Cup (according to the announced schedule up to now). Among them, there are matches against tough opponents such as Binh Duong, Hai Phong or Hanoi.