Nghe An's hometown team won the Ichiyou Cup in Japan

Huy Thu - Quoc Dung April 1, 2019 09:18

(Baonghean.vn) - After two dramatic rounds in the final match and the winner and loser were determined by a penalty shootout, the Nghe An Association football team won the Ichiyou Cup 2019 in Japan.

The joy of victory of Nghe An compatriots at the Ichiyou tournament.

Ichiyou Cup Football Tournament is a playground for Vietnamese children living, working and studying in Japan, organized by Ichiyou FC Club.

The Ichiyou Cup 2019 is part of the annual cultural and sports exchange activities of the Vietnamese community in Japan. The tournament takes place over 1 day with 16 participating teams.

Player Truong Duc Trong - Nagoya team 37 (middle) received the Best Player award.

On the afternoon of March 31, at Toyotashi Stadium in Aichiken province, the final match took place between the Nghe An - 37 Nagoya team and the Bac Trung Nam team. After two dramatic halves with a score of 0 - 0, the two teams had to decide the winner by a penalty shootout.

In the end, the Nghe An - 37 Nagoya team won the championship. In addition, player Truong Duc Trong of the 37 Nagoya team was also honored to win the title of Best Player.

Achievements of Nagoya 37 team after 4 years of establishment.

Starting with the spirit of "Unity, dedication, victory", team 37 Nagoya achieved the set goal of winning the Ichiyou Cup 2019 Championship Cup.

Although newly established, the achievements of the 37 Nagoya team are extremely impressive, continuously winning many high prizes in football tournaments organized by associations and groups in Japan, especially one year winning 10 prizes (2016). With the victory at the Ichiyou Cup 2019, once again affirming the strength of the "37 team" and the sports movement of Nghe An people in Japan.

Huy Thu - Quoc Dung