"The evil spirit" of the Myanmar team, who is he?
(Baonghean.vn) - Le Huynh Duc and Dang Phuong Nam are the two players with the most goals against Myanmar at the national team level, with 3 goals each.
Former Ho Chi Minh City Police striker Le Huynh Duc was the first Vietnamese player to score against the Myanmar team, after the Vietnamese sports delegation returned to participate in the SEA Games since 1991. That was the equalizer 1-1 in the semi-final of the men's football at the 18th SEA Games held in Chiang Mai (Thailand) in 1995, between the Myanmar team and the Vietnam team (Tran Minh Chien's goal in extra time helped the Vietnam team win a ticket to play in the final match).
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| Le Huynh Duc (right) was the leading striker of the Vietnam National Team from 1995 to 2004. Photo: Internet |
Le Huynh Duc's second goal against Myanmar was in the group stage of the 1996 Tiger Cup (the predecessor of the AFF Cup). In the 4-1 victory of Vietnam against Myanmar, the striker born in 1972 was the one who scored the goal to raise the score to 2-0 for coach Karl-Heinz Weigang and his team.
Le Huynh Duc's third goal against Myanmar took place in the match between Vietnam and Myanmar in the group stage of Tiger Cup 2002 (Vietnam won 4-2).
The next person with the same scoring record against the Myanmar team as Le Huynh Duc is former striker Dang Phuong Nam.The former The Cong player scored his first goal against the Myanmar team on August 3, 1999, in the match between the Vietnam team and the Myanmar team in the group stage of the 20th SEA Games. Dang Phuong Nam's goal in the 82nd minute helped the Vietnam team win with a score of 2-0 (Truong Viet Hoang was the player who opened the score).
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| Dang Phuong Nam is also very lucky to score for the Myanmar team. Photo: Internet |
It took Dang Phuong Nam 3 years to score his next goal against the Myanmar team. In the group stage of the 2002 Tiger Cup held in Indonesia (Group A), the Vietnam team defeated this opponent with a score of 4-2. Dang Phuong Nam was one of the best players in the match, scoring two goals for the home team. Notably, the gap between the two goals was only 18 minutes (1 goal in the 48th minute, 1 goal in the 66th minute).
Currently, in the Vietnam team participating in the AFF Cup 2018, there are 2 players who have scored 2 goals against the Myanmar team, striker Nguyen Anh Duc and midfielder Nguyen Trong Hoang. If one of the two players above scores 2 goals or more against the Myanmar team in the upcoming match, that player will become the "nemesis" of Myanmar football at the national team level./.
