Cong Vinh scores in friendly match between Vietnamese stars and Dortmund legends

The goal celebration of Le Cong Vinh and his junior Que Ngoc Hai. Both are players from Nghe An. Photo: BTC

The match between Dortmund legends and Vietnamese stars is part of the “True Love Charity Project”, jointly implemented by Next Media New Generation Television Solutions Joint Stock Company, Dortmund Football Club, Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union, Vietnam Football Federation and German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Vietnam.

The money raised from the match will be used to raise funds to support children in difficult circumstances due to COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Van Quyen was placed in the striker position, although he did not score, the star of Song Lam Nghe An had many impressive ball handling moves. Photo: BTC

Participating in the Vietnamese star team competing in this match are famous players such as Que Ngoc Hai, Do Hung Dung... In addition, the audience also witnessed the highly anticipated return of the three famous players of Nghe An: Pham Van Quyen,Le Cong Vinhand Le Quoc Vuong.

Veteran coach Le Huynh Duc was chosen to lead the Vietnamese all-star team.

Quoc Vuong still played in his familiar position as an anchor midfielder. However, due to his age, he was not able to play until the end of the match. Photo: BTC

On the other side of the front line, the Dortmund legend has the presence of two stars: Roman Weidenfeller - former captain of Dortmund Club and tall striker Jan Koller.

Because this isfriendly match, fundraising, so the two teams entered the match quite openly, creating a highly entertaining match for the audience to watch. Because the score was not too heavy, there were many beautiful moves displayed by the stars.

Que Ngoc Hai faces Jan Koller. Photo: BTC

Possessing many factors with excellent football skills helped the Dortmund legend quickly create an overwhelming position against the Vietnamese stars. Many dangerous opportunities were created by Koller and his teammates in front of Minh Quang's goal. And it took less than 5 minutes for Petric to open the score for Dortmund.

Before the first half ended, David Odonkor doubled the gap for the yellow-black team. The player born in 1984 skillfully handled the ball before gently shooting past Minh Quang.

Despite his age, Cong Vinh still plays quite persistently and poses many dangers to the opponent's goal. Photo: BTC

Also in this half, the trio of Cong Vinh, Van Quyen, and Quoc Vuong had many well-coordinated moves. And if more precise, CV9 could have scored against the Dortmund legend. Notably, the situation started from Cong Vinh receiving the ball in the penalty area, the Nghe An striker unleashed a powerful shot, but the ball went higher than the opponent's goal, missing the opportunity to shorten the score for the Vietnamese stars.

A large audience came to watch generations of Vietnamese stars compete. Photo: Organizing Committee

In the second half, striker Le Huynh Duc entered the field and brought a penalty for the Vietnamese stars. On the penalty spot, Cong Vinh easily defeated the legendary Dortmund goalkeeper to shorten the score to 1-2.

At the end of the match, the Vietnamese stars tried to push up their formation to look for opportunities. However, from sharp counter-attacks, the Dortmund legend scored 2 more goals to seal a 4-1 victory.

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