Nam Dinh suffered a crushing defeat against a Japanese team; Vietnamese-origin player plays for Man United's youth team

On the afternoon of February 19, Nam Dinh traveled to Sanfrecce Hiroshima's home field in the second leg of the 1/8 round of the 2024-2025 Asian Cup C2.

Because they were 3 goals behind in the first leg, Nam Dinh played with great determination in the rematch with the goal of making a comeback.

But the reality did not go as expected by the reigning V-League champions. Although Sanfrecce Hiroshima did not field their strongest squad, they still easily controlled the match.

In the 10th minute, from a corner kick from his teammate, Sasaki headed the ball into Nam Dinh's net to open the score in the second leg. Although leading the opponent by 4 goals after 2 matches, the home team still showed no signs of stopping.

In the 55th minute, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a sharp attack and Nakamura did not miss the opportunity to raise the score to 2-0 for the home team in the second leg.

Continuing the momentum, the Japanese representative found a goal to increase the score to 3-0 thanks to Nakano in the 66th minute. In the 90+1 minute, Sanfrecce Hiroshima scored another goal against Nam Dinh, thereby closing the second leg with a 4-0 victory.

In the end, Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a resounding 7-0 victory after 2 matches against Nam Dinh.

Dramatic victory over CAHN, The Cong Viettel won the first leg

The Cong Viettel won the first legV-League 2024-2025after the dramatic victory against Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) in the make-up match of round 11.

Before the match, The Cong Viettel ranked 3rd on the V-League rankings, 1 and 2 points behind Thanh Hoa and Nam Dinh respectively.

But if they win, the army team will rise to the top of the table and win the first leg of V-League 2024-2025.

With that goal, The Cong Viettel poured their troops into attack right after the opening whistle.

In the 20th minute, Truong Tien Anh took a dangerous shot that hit the inside of the CAHN Club goalpost and rolled into the net, opening the score for The Cong Viettel.

As the match approached its final minutes, CAHN Club became more and more impatient, but this only made their attacks more chaotic.

After much effort, it was not until the 83rd minute that the former V-League champion found the equalizer thanks to Alan.

During the remaining time, CAHN Club still tried their best to attack but could not find an equalizer and accepted a 1-2 defeat against The Cong Viettel.

With this result, The Cong Viettel has risen to the top of the table and won the first leg of the V-League 2024-2025 championship.

Vietnamese-origin player plays for Man United youth team

U18 Man United recently introduced some new faces. Among them, Jariyah Shah stands out as a player of Vietnamese origin.

Jariyah Shah is a young player of Manchester United, born in 2009 in Australia. The young striker of the "Red Devils" has a Pakistani father and a Vietnamese mother.

At the age of 16, Shah made his debut for Man United U18 in the second half of the team's 2-1 win over Wolves yesterday (February 18) at Man United's Carrington Youth Training Center. The Vietnamese-born striker's debut performance was considered very good.

This opportunity for Sah and some other teammates to play comes from the fact that some U18 players were promoted to the U21 team on Monday.

Previously, this young striker joined Man United in 2023 from Doncaster Rovers. A deal worth several hundred thousand pounds for three 14-year-old players including Shah, Zac Watson and Neitan Barbosa.

Mbappe scored a hat-trick, Real sent Man City out of the Champions League

On the morning of February 20, Mbappe shone brightly to help Real defeat Man City 3-1 in the second leg of the play-off, thereby winning a ticket to the round of 16 with a total score of 6-3.

In the first attack in the 4th minute, Real Madrid opened the score, raising the total score after 2 matches to 4-2 for the La Liga representative.

Man City conceded an early goal and suffered a personnel loss when John Stones was injured and could not continue playing. The English midfielder was substituted to make way for Nathan Ake.

In the 34th minute, Mbappe had another chance after a free play on the right wing. The 1998-born striker skillfully dribbled past the defender before finishing coolly into the near corner, giving Ederson no chance to block.

Facing the weak resistance of the away team's defense, Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 61st minute. Mbappe became the first player to score a hat-trick against a team led by Pep Guardiola in the knockout round of the continental arena.

Pep and his players gave up after the third goal. The Premier League champions played cautiously, waiting for the final whistle to blow.