Quang Hai makes Ligue 2 debut, plays 30 promising minutes; Liverpool crushes Man City, wins the English Super Cup

Liverpool crush Man City, win the English Super Cup

Man City lost 1-3 to Liverpool in the Community Shield match when Erling Haaland missed many opportunities.

Liverpool and Man City entered the Community Shield match determined to win the first title of the new season.

Erling Haaland leaves disappointment.

In the 21st minute, Liverpool's advantage on the pitch was confirmed by Alexander Arnold's opening goal. The English defender's long-range shot beat Ederson beautifully. This goal made the match much more exciting. Man City pressed forward and created a few dangerous chances but Erling Haaland kept missing. This striker did not show a really good playing feeling in his first official match.

In the second half, Liverpool started to increase the speed of the match with the incredible speed of Mo Salah and Diaz on the two wings. They became even more dangerous when Darwin Nunez was brought on to replace Roberto Firmino.

However, when many people were thinking about a goal for Liverpool, Man City suddenly spoke up. In the 70th minute, Julian Alvarez put the ball into Liverpool's net from close range. After consulting VAR, the referee recognized the goal for Man City's new player, a moment that showed the Argentine striker's sensitivity.

But this was a match where luck, efficiency and class called Liverpool's name. In the 80th minute, Darwin Nunez headed the ball into the hand of a Man City defender after Salah's pass. The penalty was awarded to the Reds after the referee consulted VAR. Salah successfully executed the penalty to raise the score to 2-1 for Liverpool. In the 90+3rd minute, Darwin Nunez scored the final goal to make it 3-1 with a beautiful header.

Nunez had a dream debut when he won the Community Shield with Liverpool and scored a goal. This was a complete contrast to Erling Haaland when the Norwegian striker missed many good chances throughout the match.

Result: Liverpool 3-1 Man City

Score:

Man City: Julian Alvarez (70')

Liverpool: Alexander Arnold (21'), Mo Salah (83', pen), Darwin Nunez (90+3').

Quang Hai debuted in Ligue 2, played 30 promising minutes

MidfielderNguyen Quang Haibecame the first Vietnamese player to play in a match in the French professional league.

Quang Hai was not on the starting list of Pau FC in the away match against Guingamp, in the first round of Ligue 2. However, the Vietnamese player still made his debut in the tournament when he was brought on by coach Didier Tholot in the second half. Quang Hai became the first Vietnamese player to play in a match in the French professional league.

The moment that Vietnamese football fans have been waiting for happened in the 60th minute. Like in the pre-season friendly matches, Quang Hai came on to replace Eddy Sylvestre. The player born in 1997 played as a right-sided attacking midfielder, supporting the striker in a 3-4-2-1 formation. Later, when Pau FC returned to a 4-2-3-1 formation, Quang Hai was a right winger but often moved into the middle, lurking to penetrate the penalty area.

Quang Hai was on the bench and was brought onto the field in the second half of the match against Guingamp.

Before Quang Hai entered the field, Pau FC was trailing Guingamp by 4 goals to nil. The poor defense, especially at the left-back position, caused Quang Hai's team to concede 3 goals in the first half and another in the beginning of the second half. Meanwhile, on the offensive front, Pau FC had very few sharp coordination situations that posed a threat to the opponent's defense. Coach Didier Tholot brought Quang Hai onto the field perhaps to increase creativity and surprise for Pau FC's attack.

It took the midfielder wearing the number 19 shirt 6 minutes to have his first touch. Quang Hai was "hungry for the ball" when Pau FC's formation did not have coordination, especially when Guingamp pulled their formation low and defended very tightly.

Although he did not touch the ball much, Quang Hai participated in 4 situations that created opportunities for Pau FC. In which, he directly passed the ball to his teammate to finish with a corner kick and a direct free kick.

Overall, in a disappointing match for Pau FC, the performance of the midfielder wearing the number 19 shirt was not bad. However, he could not help his team avoid a heavy defeat on the opening day. Pau FC lost 0-4 to Guingamp.

Arsenal officially announced new captain

Arsenal have officially appointed Martin Odegaard as the new club captain ahead of the start of the 2022/23 season.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the London club's last captain, but was stripped of the role last year before leaving the Emirates in January for Barca.

Alexandre Lacazette has been handed the temporary captain's armband until the end of the 2021/22 season. After the French striker left Arsenal to return to his former club Lyon, Odegaard was chosen as the new captain.

The 23-year-old, who is also the captain of the Norwegian national team, first joined the Gunners on loan from Real Madrid in January 2021. Odegaard impressed during his short loan spell and was made permanent the following summer.

Martin Odegaard.

The Norwegian midfielder became a key figure in Mikel Arteta's side last season with his creativity and leadership qualities, helping Arsenal fight for a top-four spot before being overtaken by Tottenham in the final rounds.

Former Arsenal player Adrian Clarke believes the decision to choose Captain Odegaard was a good one. "I think it was the right decision," Clarke wrote on Twitter.

"An excellent player, developing quickly with a keen eye for detail and a professional attitude. Hopefully the captaincy will inspire him to excel even more."

Saigon FC won the first match in V-League 2022 after a "rain of goals"

Saigon FCfinally got their first win in V-League 2022 after a dramatic 4-3 victory right on Hong Linh Ha Tinh's field in round 10.

Saigon FC enjoyed a dramatic 4-3 victory at Hong Linh Ha Tinh Stadium in the match of round 10 of V-League 2022.

Saigon FC enjoyed the joy for the first time at V-League 2022. Source: SaigonFC

Gustavo Balotelli (double) along with Andre Filipe and Do Merlo took turns scoring to help Saigon FC win their first victory this season after a series of 8 consecutive matches with only draws and losses.

On the other side of the front line, the home team Hong Linh Ha Tinh's goals were divided equally between Machado, Paollo and Dao Van Nam.

With the first victory, Saigon FC has 7 points after 9 matches, but still cannot escape the bottom of the rankings.V.League 2022.

Meanwhile, this was the second consecutive loss for Hong Linh Ha Tinh. This result left them with only 11 points after 10 matches and currently ranked 8th.