Ho Van Cuong scored a double, U22 Vietnam won the Bronze medal at SEA Games 32
(Baonghean.vn) - U22 Vietnam defeated Myanmar 3-1 in the bronze medal match for men's football at the 32nd SEA Games, with defender Ho Van Cuong scoring a brace.
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| The defeat against Indonesia in the semi-finals of the 32nd SEA Games certainly left the U22 Vietnam players unable to get over it. However, everyone must put their sadness aside because ahead is still the task of the bronze medal match, a match of honor for U22 Vietnam. |
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| Before the match, coach Philippe Troussier and the coaching staff did some mental work for the young players. Having a relaxed mentality at this time is very important, otherwise U22 Vietnam will enter the match with legs as heavy as lead. |
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| As expected, both U22 Vietnam and U22 Myanmar entered the game openly and were ready to raise their squad to play an attacking game right from the first minutes. That is why coach Philippe Troussier's team had many good opportunities to score. |
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| In the 5th minute, Van Truong had a chance to face the goalkeeper after a mistake by the U22 Myanmar defense. The U22 Vietnam striker dribbled past the opposing team's goalkeeper but was unable to finish. However, just 3 minutes later, Ho Van Cuong finished accurately from close range to open the score early for U22 Vietnam. |
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| By the 35th minute, the score was raised to 2-0 for U22 Vietnam and the scorer was Ho Van Cuong. From a pass from Le Van Do, the striker of SLNA decisively shot into the near corner, making the roof of the net fly. The goalkeeper of U22 Myanmar was completely surprised by this classy move. |
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| In the second half, U22 Vietnam continued to make more substitutions. In the 57th minute, Quoc Viet dribbled solo straight into Myanmar's penalty area. |
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| The HAGL striker then promptly passed the ball to Khuat Van Khang so that the number 8 of U22 Vietnam could finish with one touch, raising the score to 3-0. |
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| In the final minutes of the match, both U22 Vietnam and U22 Myanmar had more scoring opportunities to increase the score. However, only Myanmar successfully took advantage of a chaotic situation in the 89th minute to score an honorary goal. Thus, U22 Vietnam got a consolation bronze medal at the 32nd SEA Games after a 3-1 victory over U22 Myanmar. |
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After the match, the U22 Vietnam players went to the stands to thank the fans who had accompanied and cheered for the team throughout the tournament. |
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Ho Van Cuong had a successful tournament. |
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The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) decided to reward U22 Vietnam with 800 million VND after winning the bronze medal at the 32nd SEA Games. |
