Hanoi coach said something surprising before the decisive match against Hai Phong; Viettel FC player won the title of AFC Cup 2022 Top Scorer

Liverpool shockingly lost to the bottom team

On the evening of October 22 (Hanoi time), Liverpool suffered a 0-1 defeat in their away match at Nottingham in round 13 of the Premier League.

In the 55th minute, Nottingham Forest was awarded a free kick in the middle of the field. The seemingly harmless situation brought the opening goal for the home team. The ball was lofted to the right wing for Steve Cook. Number 3 crossed just in time for Taiwo Awoniyi to finish twice in a row from close range to defeat Alisson Becker.

Liverpool had a disappointing match both offensively and defensively. Jurgen Klopp's team had 89% possession at times, but could not make a difference against Nottingham's crowded defense.

Viril van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Andy Robertson surrounded Awoniyi, but still allowed the home team's striker to comfortably receive the ball and score. The Kop's defense has become a concern this season, as they have let their opponents take the lead for the 9th time.

On the field, coach Klopp could only shake his head as he watched his players squander their chances. "The Kop" could have defeated defending champions Man City, but lost to Nottingham Forest, the club at the bottom of the table with a series of 8 draws and losses. This result left the "Red Brigade" stuck in 7th place with 16 points.

Viettel FC player won the AFC Cup 2022 Top Scorer title

Viettel FC striker Pedro Paulo received the titleTop scorerAFC Cup 2022 with 5 goals scored.

On the evening of October 22, 2022, the 2022 AFC Cup season ended with the championship belonging to Al Seeb (Oman). After the tournament ended, AFC announced the individual titles. Accordingly, Eid Al Farsi of Al Seeb received the title of Best Player of the tournament, while the Top Scorer surprisingly belonged to Pedro Paulo (Viettel FC).

Pedro Paulo (Viettel FC) is the top scorer of AFC Cup 2022.

The Brazilian player scored 5 goals and had 1 assist after 4 appearances. The player born in 1994 has the same record as Paulo Josué (Kuala Lumpur City FC) and Jasur Hasanov (Sogdiana Jizzakh). However, AFC confirmed Pedro Paulo as the top scorer due to having less playing time than the other players.

Pedro Paulo became the second player playing for a V-League Club to win the AFC Cup Top Scorer title. Previously, in 2009, Huynh Kesley Alves was the AFC Cup Top Scorer with 8 goals for Binh Duong on the journey to the semi-finals of the Thu team.

Hanoi coach said something surprising before the decisive match with Hai Phong

Coach Chun Jae Ho said that the key match with Hai Phong at Lach Tray in round 21V. League 2022just... normal

"Many people consider the match between Hanoi FC and Hai Phong to be important. But for us, this is just one of six matches that Hanoi FC will go through until the end of the season. The team still considers it a normal match, from how to prepare for attack or how to defend," coach Chun Jae Ho assessed the nature of the key match between Hai Phong and Hanoi.

"Before the match against Hanoi FC, Hai Phong also played a home match against Binh Duong at Lach Tray Stadium. Meanwhile, we had to travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Hai Phong. Hanoi had physical problems. But I believe that the team's experienced players know how to overcome difficulties to play their best," the Korean strategist continued.

Coach Chun Jae Ho.

Evaluating the opponent, the captain of Hanoi Club said: "Under the leadership of coach Chu Dinh Nghiem, Hai Phong tends to attack and apply high pressure. But every team has certain advantages and disadvantages. We try to exploit Hai Phong's weaknesses in the best way.

Hanoi FC once participated in the Four Heroes friendly tournament at Lach Tray Stadium. We understand the difficulties of being a guest in Hai Phong. Therefore, the whole team must focus on their playing style, from how to attack to how to defend appropriately. We contributed to a beautiful match with the highest concentration."

Finally, coach Chun Jae Ho warned his players about the danger of Rimario - the player leading the Night Wolf V-League 2022 top scorer list with 15 goals.

"Rimario has the ability to press and exploit the space behind the opponent. But this player also has many weaknesses. So, I believe Hanoi FC has a way to stop Rimario," said coach Chun.

The Hai Phong vs Hanoi match takes place at 5:00 p.m. on October 23 at Lach Tray Stadium.

Vietnam women's team falls into group of death in 2023 Women's World Cup finals

On the afternoon of October 22 (Vietnam time), the draw ceremony for the 2023 Women's World Cup finals took place at the Aotea Center, New Zealand.

According to the draw rules announced by FIFA, the 32 teams that have qualified for the final round (including 29 teams that have entered directly and 3 teams from the intercontinental play-off round) are divided into 4 seeding groups, each group of 8 teams. In the intercontinental play-off round, 3 teams will be determined after the match series on January 23, 2023 to determine the full 32 women's teams participating in the tournament.

The Vietnamese women's team is in group E. Photo: Getty

Ranked 34th in the world, the Vietnamese women's team is seeded in group 3 with Costa Rica, Jamaica, Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, Colombia and Argentina.

The draw has placed the Vietnamese women's team in group E with the US women's team (reigning champions) and the Netherlands women's team (reigning runners-up). The remaining name will be the winner of group A in the play-off round. It could be Portugal - Thailand or Cameroon.

This is the first time Vietnam has qualified for the Women's World Cup. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team are one of six Asian representatives at this event, along with China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and co-host Australia.

The 2023 Women's World Cup finals will consist of 32 teams divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The 2 best teams in each group will advance to the knockout round. The 2023 Women's World Cup finals will be held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20, 2023, at 10 stadiums. 10 venues will be arranged in 2 countries, of which 4 venues are in New Zealand and 6 venues in Australia.

Casemiro rescues MU in the 90+4 minute

The former Real Madrid midfielder's late goal helped MU to a dramatic 1-1 draw against host Chelsea in round 13 of the Premier League on the night of October 22 (Hanoi time).

In the final minutes, coach Ten Hag sent Scott McTominay onto the field to strengthen the midfield, but it was the Scottish midfielder who made a mistake that caused the "Red Devils" to concede a goal at a sensitive time of the match.

In the 87th minute, McTominay's obvious pull on Broja in the penalty area created an opportunity for Jorginho to beat David De Gea from the penalty spot.

Casemiro played the hero role to help MU win a valuable point.

However, this was not the last notable situation. In the 90+4 minute, Casemiro jumped high to head the ball in the penalty area. Kepa tried his best, but the goal-line confirmed that the ball rolled over the goal line.

The Brazilian midfielder celebrated emotionally after scoring his first goal for Man United. The "Red Devils" maintained their unbeaten streak at Stamford Bridge for the past 5 years. The positions of the 2 clubs remained unchanged after round 13. "The Blues" remained in 4th place, 1 point ahead of MU right behind.

This is also the 5th consecutive match that Chelsea and MU have drawn.