Tien Linh reveals coach Park's words to help U22 Vietnam recover; U22 Malaysia coach loses job
(Baonghean.vn) - Hero Tien Linh revealed the reason why U22 Vietnam came back to equalize 2-2 after being quickly led by 2 goals by U22 Thailand; Mr. Ong Kim Swee became the first coach to lose his job after U22 Malaysia was eliminated in the group stage of men's football at the 30th SEA Games. These are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
From Japan, the Prime Minister sent congratulations to the two teams.
After the victory of U22 Vietnam and Vietnam women's team, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent compliments to the team members.
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| After the victory on the evening of December 5, the Vietnam women's team was awarded 1 billion VND by the VFF. The leader of the Vietnam women's team, Mr. Pham Thanh Hung, also received a separate bonus of 1 billion VND. |
Immediately after the match, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is on a visit to Japan, called VFF Permanent Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan to send his congratulations and praise for the victory of the men's and women's teams at the 2019 SEA Games.
The Prime Minister wished the teams to continue to maintain their focus and determination to achieve the best results at this SEA Games.Tien Linh reveals coach Park's words to help U22 Vietnam recover from Thailand
Hero Tien Linh revealed the reason why U22 Vietnam came back to equalize 2-2 after being quickly led by 2 goals by U22 Thailand.
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| Coach Park encouraged his students in difficult times: Let's show everyone that Vietnamese people are not afraid! |
“At halftime, the coach encouraged everyone and told the whole team: Let's show everyone that we are fearless Vietnamese. And this helped the whole team gain more confidence in the second half to get a draw like today,” the Binh Duong Club striker said about how the Korean strategist inspired his students.
U22 Malaysia coach loses job after being eliminated in the group stage of SEA Games 30
Mr. Ong Kim Swee became the first coach to lose his job after U22 Malaysia was eliminated in the group stage of men's football at the 30th SEA Games.
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| Malaysia (yellow shirt) shockingly lost 1-3 to Cambodia in the final match of the group stage and was eliminated early from SEA Games 30. |
Coach Ong Kim Swee said: “I have been informed and I accept it. As coaches, we work for results and our efforts are only recognized by results. I was informed in advance that the SEA Games was the deciding place for the contract extension.”
U22 Thailand is angry, blaming the referee for helping U22 Vietnam
After being eliminated from SEA Games 30 by U22 Vietnam, goalkeeper Nont Muangngam angrily blamed the referee for forcing U22 Thailand.
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| Goalkeeper Nont Muangngam. |
"I don't think that was a penalty. Looking at the footage over and over again, I don't see any fouls" - The U22 Thailand goalkeeper said.
Criticizing the referee, Nont Muangngam also admitted he was disappointed with what happened, when U22 Thailand started the match very well.
"I really regret what happened. We were two goals ahead very early, but then we lost the advantage."
Arsenal 1-2 Brighton: Rescue plan fails
The decision to sack Unai Emery and appoint Ljungberg as interim coach has yet to help Arsenal improve, as the London Gunners extended their winless streak with a 1-2 defeat to Brighton.
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| Maupay finished Arsenal off with a fine header. |
Tragedy struck in the 80th minute, when Maupay helped Brighton take a 2-1 lead with a tricky header after a cross from Mooy. In the remaining minutes, despite their best efforts, Arsenal still could not find another goal and had to accept a 1-2 defeat.