Nguyen Cong Phuong: "Evil spirit" of the Ma people

U23 Malaysia - U23 Vietnam (1 - 2)

The first goal of “Vietnamese Messi” against Malaysia took place on March 27, 2015. In the match against the host team U23 Malaysia in the 2016 U23 Asian qualifiers, Nguyen Cong Phuong was the player who scored the winning goal 2-1 for U23 Vietnam.

Nguyen Cong Phuong celebrates his first goal against U23 Malaysia. Photo: Internet.

Before scoring his own goal, the striker from Nghe An also had a beautiful assist to help his teammate Vo Huy Toan equalize the score 1 - 1. Thanks to the victory against direct opponent U23 Malaysia, Coach Miura and his team won 2nd place in the group (after U23 Japan) and thereby won a ticket to the final round.

U23 Vietnam - U23 Malaysia (5 - 1)

Just over 2 months after his first goal, the striker born in 1995 continued to score against U23 Malaysia. In the 5-1 victory of U23 Vietnam against U23 Malaysia in the second round of the men's football group stage of the 28th SEA Games, which took place on June 2, 2015, Nguyen Cong Phuong was the best player.

Nguyen Cong Phuong celebrates his goal with his teammates. Photo: Internet

In addition to the two situations that brought two penalties to U23 Vietnam (Vo Huy Toan and Mac Hong Quan successfully executed), the striker of HAGL Club also scored two goals. One of the two goals of the "Vietnamese Messi" came from a direct free kick in the style of "falling yellow leaves".

U23 Vietnam - U23 Malaysia (3 - 0)

Nguyen Cong Phuong continued to show his talent in scoring goals against U23 Malaysia in the friendly match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Malaysia held at Thong Nhat Stadium on February 7, 2017. In that match, Nguyen Cong Phuong scored 1 goal and 1 assist.

Nguyen Cong Phuong (number 10) shares joy with his teammates after scoring against U23 Malaysia. Photo: Internet

Vietnam National Team - Malaysia National Team (2 - 0)

Although he has scored 4 goals against U23 Malaysia, Nguyen Cong Phuong has yet to score a goal against the Malaysian national team. And everything changed in the match between Vietnam and Malaysia in the 3rd round of the AFF Cup 2018 group stage, which took place on November 16.

This is the first time Nguyen Cong Phuong has scored against the Malaysian team. Photo: Internet

With 5 goals, 2 assists and 2 situations that brought 2 penalties for the home team, it is not an exaggeration to say that Nguyen Cong Phuong is the "evil spirit" of Malaysian football./.