Phan Van Duc makes Vietnam national team worried; Portugal wins Futsal World Cup for the first time

Phan Van Duc makes Vietnam national team worried before the match with China national team

Midfielder Phan Van Duchad to practice separately outside with the doctors at the third training session of the Vietnam National Team in the UAE.

At 7:00 p.m. on October 3 (10:00 p.m. Vietnam time), the Vietnamese team entered the third training session to prepare for the match with the Chinese team in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia. However, according to information from reporter Ted Tran working in the UAE, midfielder Phan Van Duc had some injury problems and could not enter the field to practice with his teammates.

The SLNA midfielder had to practice separately outside with Dr. Choi. Currently, the extent of Van Duc's injury is not yet clear. Most likely, Van Duc only has a slight muscle strain. However, this is still information that makes Coach Park Hang-seo restless.

Phan Van Duc.

According to the latest announcement of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the match between China and Vietnam will take place at 9:00 p.m. local time on October 7 (0:00 a.m. on October 8, Vietnam time) at Sharjah Stadium (UAE), instead of 7:00 p.m. local time on October 7 (10:00 p.m. Vietnam time) as originally scheduled.

Defeating Argentina, Portugal won the Futsal World Cup for the first time

Winning 2-1 against Argentina after an emotional final, the Portuguese Futsal team won the championship for the first time in a Futsal World Cup.

Enter the finalFutsal World Cup 2021, Argentina is rated higher than Portugal as the current champion of the tournament. The South American representative also started well. In the 8th minute, Basile made a tricky shot that beat goalkeeper Bebe but the ball hit the post.

Portuguese players celebrate winning the 2021 Futsal World Cup. Photo: Getty.

Having a good game, Argentina made things difficult for themselves in the 13th minute. In a not-so-dangerous situation, the defending champion's player Borruto had an unsportsmanlike act when he punched Ricardinho straight in the stomach and the referees gave a red card after consulting with the referee.

In the 14th minute, Ricardinho missed the chance to open the scoring when he hit the post in an open position. In the 15th minute, Pany performed a technical move, passing the Argentine players before defeating goalkeeper Sarmiento. In the 24th minute, Erick handled the ball with class before finishing impressively, sending the ball hitting the crossbar of the Argentine goal.

In the 28th minute, the score was raised to 2-0 for Portugal. Ricardinho took a clever corner kick for Pany to finish into the Argentina net. However, just a few seconds later, Claudino of the South American team reduced the score to 1-2 with a very powerful shot.

In the end, Portugal won 2-1 against Argentina to be crowned champion of the Futsal World Cup for the first time in history.

Salah scored and assisted, Liverpool drew dramatically with Man City

Both scoring and assisting, Mohamed Salah became the brightest star in the thrilling score chase between Liverpool and Man City 2-2.

Liverpool lived in fear in the first half when veteran James Milner's right-back position was constantly exploited. However, goalkeeper Alisson made consecutive saves to prevent Man City from taking the lead.

In the second half, Liverpool regained control of the game and took the lead in the 59th minute. Mohamed Salah dribbled across Man City's left wing and then assisted Sadio Mane to open the scoring.

Man City responded with an equalizer in the 69th minute. Phil Foden successfully exploited James Milner's "weak point" to score against Liverpool after Gabriel Jesus' pass.

Man City defended well.

In the 76th minute, Mohamed Salah shone with a dribble that eliminated 4 Man City players before defeating goalkeeper Ederson with a diagonal shot, raising the score to 2-1 for Liverpool.

However, Liverpool could not hold on to the victory as luck was on Man City's side. The ball hit Joel Matip in the opposite direction and went into the net after Kevin De Bruyne's shot, tying the score at 2-2 in the 81st minute.

With this result, Chelsea still maintains the top position in the Premier League with 16 points after 7 rounds. Liverpool is second with 15 points and Man City is third with 14 points.

Two out-of-favor overseas Vietnamese players of Hai Phong find new destinations

Recently, Hai Phong has conducted a series of player purges. Up to 2/3 of the players wearing Hai Phong's shirt in the 2021 season had to say goodbye when the team did not renew their contracts. Notably, 2 overseas Vietnamese players, Adriano and Martin Lo, had to contact other teams in the hope of finding a place to stay. Compared to Martin Lo, Adriano is rated higher, so he did not have much difficulty negotiating with the new team.

This player of Vietnamese-German descent was brought in by Ho Chi Minh City with a signing bonus of nearly 1 billion VND/year. Adriano is 1m84 tall and is considered average, but being signed by Ho Chi Minh City is considered a success in his desire to continue playing in the V.League. Previously, Ho Chi Minh City approached many players playing in the center-back position but failed in negotiations, so they turned to Adriano.

Player Martin Lo.

Meanwhile, Martin Lo is said to have joined the First Division team Khanh Hoa with a 1-year contract. The coastal city team also has a clause to motivate Martin Lo to play, that is, if he plays more than 10 matches in the 2021 season, his contract will be extended for another year. However, talking to Bongdaplus reporters about this information, Martin Lo denied going to Khanh Hoa to play. He is still listening to a number of offers from other clubs before making his decision.

Martin Lo was highly regarded when he first came to Vietnam to play, but through his first division matches with Pho Hien and later Hai Phong, he has not found a place in the midfield. Now, returning to play in the first division is considered a “good” opportunity for Martin Lo to show himself.