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 easily won the opening match; Milan re-established the record of winning streak after 56 years; Referee made an offside mistake: "I will regret it for the rest of my 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 scored, Tottenham won the opening match easily
Although entering 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 Europa League 2020-21.
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 "Roosters" play.
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Son Heung Min celebrates scoring the 3-0 goal |
Even though he didn't score, Bale still gave LASK a scare. His tricky pass in the 27th minute caused Andrade to score an own goal, "giving away" Tottenham's second goal.
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 remaining 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 opening match
Leno made a mistake butArsenalstill won 2-1 against Rapid Wien in the Europa League Group B match in the early morning of October 23 (Hanoi time).
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Arsenal's starting lineup. Photo: UEFA. |
Bernd Leno, the name that coach Mikel Arteta trusted to give the opportunity, made a basic mistake that led to Arsenal's loss in the 51st minute. The German goalkeeper passed the ball clumsily under pressure from two Rapid Wien strikers. The ball fell to Taxiarchis Fountas, and the number 9 took advantage of the opportunity to shoot into the net of the opponent from the Premier League.
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-establishes 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 final goal to make it 3-1 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: "I will regret it for the rest of my 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 toNam 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 Do Merlo's shot, 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 also 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 have to be relegated.”
Coach Park Hang-seo recommends goalkeeper coach for Vietnam National Team
Yonhap news agency, Chosun newspaper - major media agencies of 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 Korean national team coaching staff as a goalkeeper coach atWorld Cup 2022Mr. Kim, along with Park Hang-seo and Chung Hae Soung, worked as assistants to coach Guus Hiddink and contributed significantly to helping the Korean team reach the World Cup semi-finals that year.