Coach Park recommends goalkeeper coach for Vietnam National Team; Milan re-establishes winning streak record after 56 years
(Baonghean.vn) - Son Heung Min scored, Tottenham won easily in the opening match; Milan re-established the record of winning streak after 56 years; Referee made an offside mistake: "Regret for life if Nam Dinh is relegated"; Coach Park Hang-seo recommends a goalkeeper coach for the Vietnam National Team... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Son Heung Min scores, Tottenham easily wins opening match
Although he entered the field in the second half, Son Heung Min still managed to contribute to the 3-0 victory ofTottenhamagainst LASK in the opening match of the 2020-21 Europa League.
Welcoming opponent LASK in the opening match of Group J of the Europa League, coach Mourinho put Gareth Bale in the starting lineup for the first time and left the duo Harry Kane - Son Heung Min on the bench.
The Welsh midfielder himself had a good performance. Throughout the match, Bale tried hard and significantly influenced the "Rooster"'s play.
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Son Heung Min celebrates scoring the winning goal 3-0 |
Although Bale did not score, he still gave LASK a scare. His awkward pass in the 27th minute caused Andrade to score an own goal, "giving away" the second goal for Tottenham.
Before that, Spurs opened the scoring in the 18th minute. The scorer was Lucas Moura after Vinicius's assist on the left wing.
Despite dominating the rest of the time, it wasn't until the 84th minute that Tottenham scored another goal, thanks to Bale's replacement - Son Heung Min.
Arsenal goalkeeper makes mistake in Europa League opener
Leno made a mistake butArsenalstill won 2-1 against Rapid Wien in the match in Group B Europa League early morning October 23 (Hanoi time).
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Arsenal's starting lineup. Photo: UEFA. |
Bernd Leno, the man trusted by coach Mikel Arteta to give him a chance, made a fundamental mistake that led to Arsenal's goal in the 51st minute. The German goalkeeper fumbled the pass under pressure from two Rapid Wien strikers. The ball fell to Taxiarchis Fountas, and the number 9 took advantage of the opportunity to shoot past his Premier League opponent.
Leno made a mistake, but Arsenal still managed to complete the comeback in Austria. Two goals from David Luiz (70') and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (74') helped the "Gunners" leave the Allianz Stadium with 3 points.
Milan re-establish winning streak record after 56 years
With their excellent form, coach Pioli and his team maintained their winning streak by defeating Celtic 3-1 in the Europa League group stage in the early morning of October 23 (Hanoi time).
Including the win at Celtic Park, the Rossoneri have scored two or more goals in 10 consecutive games, a feat that has been achieved for the first time since December 1964, according to Opta.
Since the 1-1 draw against Atalanta in round 36 of Serie A 2019/20 season,Milanhave had a series of 10 consecutive wins in all competitions. In each match, coach Stefano Pioli's team has scored at least 2 goals against their opponents.
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Milan are leading Serie A and have had a good start in the Europa League. Photo: Reuters. |
With a diverse attacking style, Milan led Celtic 2-0 in the first half. Rade Krunic put the Serie A representative ahead in the 14th minute with a tricky header. In the 42nd minute, Brahim Diaz doubled the gap with a diagonal shot that gave goalkeeper Barkas no chance to block. The player born in 1999, Petter Hauge scored the third goal in the 90th minute.
All the home team Celtic could do was narrow the gap to 1-2 in the 76th minute, thanks to defender Mohamed Elyounoussi. Milan regained their focus to protect the fragile gap in the remaining 10 minutes of the second half. In this match, Ibrahimovic did not play very well. He had to leave the field in the 66th minute to make way for Rafael Leao.
Milan have maintained their winning streak since the start of the 2020/21 season. However, the San Siro team has only faced one truly strong opponent, Inter. In the next match, coach Pioli and his team will face Roma in round 5 of Serie A.
Referee makes offside mistake: "Regret for life if Nam Dinh is relegated"
Linesman K Duc Tuan, who will retire at the end of this season, is still tormented by his wrong decision to raise the offside flag, leading to...Nam Dinh Enterpriselost a valuable goal against Quang Nam.
The controversial situation occurred in the 75th minute, in the match between Quang Nam and DNH Nam Dinh. At that time, Nam Dinh was trailing 0-1. During an attack by Nam Dinh, from a shot by Do Merlo, the ball hit Nam Dinh player Hoang Xuan Tan, Rafaelson then seized the opportunity to shoot close to the goal, past Pham Van Cuong. However, linesman Duc Tuan raised the flag for offside and referee Ngo Duy Lan did not recognize the goal.
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Linesman K Duc Tuan, who will retire at the end of this season. |
Linesman K Duc Tuan will not be invited to officiate from now until the end of the tournament. He himself has decided to retire from the flag-keeping profession here. This referee also expressed in a Vietnamese newspaper: “After Do Merlo's shot, the ball hit another Nam Dinh player, before Rafaelson finished close to the goal into the Quang Nam net. At that time, I thought I was right to call offside. But after the match ended, watching the slow-motion replay, I knew I was wrong. The players of both teams moved quickly and I was wrong.”
He concluded: “This year, if Nam Dinh does not stay in the league, I will regret it for the rest of my life. They spent so much money and effort to build the team, but because of my mistake, they may be relegated.”
Coach Park Hang-seo recommends goalkeeper coach for Vietnam National Team
Yonhap News Agency, Chosun - major media agencies in Korea have all confirmed this information. Sharing with Yonhap, Coach Kim Hyun Tae confirmed this information with Yonhap. "After hearing that VFF is looking for a specialized goalkeeper coach to lead the age groups,Coach Park Hang-seorecommended me to them.”
It is known that Mr. Kim was recommended to VFF by coach Park Hang-seo a long time ago, but due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, this goalkeeper coach has not been able to come to Vietnam to work with VFF.
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Goalkeeper coach Kim Hyun Tae. |
Coach Kim Hyun Tae was born in 1961 and plays as a goalkeeper. He was a teammate of coach Park Hang-seo and assistant Lee Young Jin when he played for Lucky-Goldstar (the predecessor of FC Seoul) from 1984 to 1991 and won the Korean national championship twice.
After retiring from his career, Mr. Kim Hyun Tae also joined the coaching staff of the Korean national team as a goalkeeper coach atWorld Cup 2022Mr. Kim, Park Hang-seo, and Chung Hae Soung worked as assistants to coach Guus Hiddink and contributed significantly to helping the Korean team reach the semi-finals of the World Cup that year.