Malaysia 'destroys' Sri Lanka before the match against Vietnam; Van Lam encourages Xuan Truong
(Baonghean.vn) - Vietnam's next opponent in the World Cup qualifiers, Malaysia, just had a resounding 6-0 victory over Sri Lanka on the evening of October 5; Dang Van Lam sent a message to Xuan Truong after a ligament injury... are the most prominent sports news that just happened.
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| Malaysia did not beat Vietnam in the last 3 meetings at AFF Cup 2019. |
Malaysia opened the scoring in the 9th minute with a goal from Syafiq Ahmad. The player wearing the number 20 shirt was also the bright star of the match with 2 more goals in the second half.
Besides Ahmad, Shahrul Saad (minute 14), Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (minute 17) and Akhyar Rashid (minute 51) were the owners of the remaining 3 goals of the home team. In the end, Malaysia won 6-0 against their junior opponent.
After this match, the Malaysian team will travel to Hanoi to prepare to face Vietnam on October 10 at My Dinh Stadium. In Group G, Malaysia is in third place with 3 points after 2 matches, Vietnam is right behind with 1 point but has played one match less.
Mac Hong Quan set date to join national team
Coach Park Hang-seo has announced the shortlist of 25 players for the Vietnam national team to participate in the 2 matches against Malaysia and Indonesia in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. Of these, 7/8 new players who are working with Coach Park for the first time have been eliminated. Notably, striker Mac Hong Quan.
Recently, the overseas Vietnamese striker posted a status on his personal page about leaving the Vietnam National Team. He wrote: "Man proposes, God disposes. The important thing is to always smile and be optimistic like this. See you soon, brothers."
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| Mac Hong Quan shared on social networks. |
Previously, coach Mai Duc Chung also gave an explanation for Coach Park's decision to remove former striker Hung Vuong An Giang: "I often ask about Mac Hong Quan. Recently, I learned that he had a groin injury. I think it's a pity. Because recently, Coach Park also had high expectations for him while we were lacking strikers.
Dang Van Lam sends message to Xuan Truong after ligament injury
After completing his mission at Muangthong United in round 28 of the Thai-League, Dang Van Lam returned to Vietnam and had his first training session with the national team on October 5. And this overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper was also given the responsibility of contacting the media in this training session by the coaching staff.
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| Van Lam sent words of encouragement to Xuan Truong. |
Talking about the upcoming match with the Malaysian national team, Van Lam said: "Like before the national team matches, we are ready for the match against Malaysia. I see that Malaysia attacks better this time, so the whole team must prepare carefully. The AFF Cup is also over for a long time. We must focus 100% to win."
Thus, with the return of Van Lam, the goalkeeper position of the Vietnam National Team will have enough personnel with 3 members (in addition to Tuan Manh and Van Cuong). Previously, Van Lam himself also had a right arm injury but eventually recovered.
