Fans call on coach Kim Sang-sik to bring Nam Dinh's 'sideline storm' to the national team; MU wins 'face-washing' in Europa League
Nam Dinh FC had an impressive comeback against Tampines Rovers in the Asian Cup C2; Amad Diallo exploded with a double in the second half to bring MU the first victory in the Europa League this season. Those are the notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Fans call on coach Kim Sang-sik to bring Nam Dinh's "borderline storm" to the national team
Nam Dinh FC had an impressive comeback against Tampines Rovers in the Asian Cup C2.
In this match, Hong Duy was given the field from the start by coach Vu Hong Viet, but he did not play well and was often exploited by the opponent. After that, coach Vu Hong Viet withdrew the former HAGL star and replaced him with Van Vi.
Since being put on the field, the defender born in 1998 has played impressively, thereby helping Nam Dinh come back to defeat the Singapore team.
In the 80th minute of the match against Tampines Rovers, Van Vi dribbled past two opposing defenders and crossed for Mpande to score.
After the match, many fans praised the defender from Bac Ninh and said he deserved a ticket to the Vietnam national team.AFF Cup 2024.
As for coach Kim Sang-sik, he is said to have made a list of 30 players to join the Vietnamese team in Korea for training and towards the 2024 AFF Cup.
Chelsea legend sacked by Saudi Arabian club
Chelsea legend Hernan Crespo has been sacked by United Arab Emirates (UAE) club Al Ain.
Coach Hernan Crespo was fired immediately after his team was crushed 5-1 by Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in the AFC Champions League on November 6.
The UAE representative conceded three goals in the first 37 minutes - including a strike from superstar Ronaldo.
This match extended Al Ain's winless streak to four matches, in which they conceded 14 goals.
In that context, the team's leadership decided to sack Mr. Crespo, 49, after 1 year in charge. Al Ain's statement explained the decision by emphasizing that "recent results have not met expectations". Coach Crespo's dismissal comes just 6 months after he led Al Ain to the AFC Champions League title.
Thai team wins 9-2, sets record in Asian Cup
Muangthong United crushed Dynamic Herb Cebu in the 4th match of Group H, AFC Champions League Two 2024/25 group stage, creating a record for the biggest win in the history of this tournament.
On the afternoon of November 7, at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila (Philippines), the Thai representative had an unbelievable victory over the home team Cebu. Muangthong United opened the scoring in the 7th minute. By the end of the first half, the representative of the land of the golden pagoda had scored 6 goals against the opponent.
The best Dynamic Herb Cebu could do in this match was only two goals by foreign player Guytho Mijland within 3 minutes from 20 to 23. In the second half, Muangthong United scored 3 more goals to complete the devastating 9-2 victory.
Among them, Thai player Poramet Arjvirai left a strong impression with a hat-trick. The 26-year-old striker will be one of Thailand's expected faces in the upcoming AFF Cup 2024.
Amad shines, MU wins "face-washing" in Europa League
After three draws in the first three matches, MU was determined to win when they played at home against PAOK in the fourth round of the Europa League qualifying round. However, they played quite stalemately in the first half.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's players couldn't put much pressure on the visitors' goal. PAOK even had more good chances but unfortunately they couldn't take advantage of them. The first half ended without any goals scored.
However, right at the beginning of the second half, Man United scored the opening goal. In the 50th minute, captain Bruno Fernandes made a smart pass for Diallo to run down and head the ball into the far corner, leaving the PAOK goalkeeper unable to block it.
And while still struggling to find a way into Onana's goal, the away team conceded a second goal in the 77th minute.
In the remaining time of the match, MU had a number of scoring opportunities but could not take advantage of them. However, that did not matter, because the 3 points still belonged to the Red Devils when they won 2-0.