Cong Phuong's attitude when scoring against HAGL; Dang Van Lam saves penalty, Ninh Binh enters the quarter-finals of the National Cup

Right after scoring, the camera captured the moment when there was almost no joy on Cong Phuong's face. He showed respect for HAGL Club and did not celebrate the goal. This was an understandable reaction, as Cong Phuong has been with HAGL since childhood until adulthood. HAGL is like a dear home to him.

Throughout his career, striker Cong Phuong has never faced HAGL Club. He once played for Ho Chi Minh City Club on loan but did not play against the mountain town team.

The goal against HAGL FC was Cong Phuong’s 6th goal this season. Before the match against HAGL FC yesterday afternoon, Cong Phuong had a formidable form with 5 goals and 1 assist after 6 matches for Binh Phuoc FC.

After a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes, HAGL Club eliminated Cong Phuong's team in a lucky penalty shootout. Goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien was substituted in the 89th minute and made two successful saves to send HAGL into the quarter-finals of the National Cup.

Dang Van Lam saves penalty, Ninh Binh enters National Cup quarter-finals

Dang Van Lam had an excellent penalty save, helping Phu Dong Ninh Binh overcome Ba Ria Vung Tau to enter the quarter-finals of the National Cup.

Phu Dong Ninh Binh entered the away match against Ba Ria Vung Tau in the 1/8 round of the National Cup without midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc.

Being rated higher, Ninh Binh players started the game well. After half an hour, coach Viet Thang's team opened the score thanks to Pham Van Thanh.

Ba Ria Vung Tau with many very young players played quite well, not being shaken mentally by the early loss.

In the middle of the second half, young striker Nguyen Hoang Chien unexpectedly defeated Dang Van Lam to bring home the equalizer 1-1.

The official match ended without any more goals being scored. The match was forced into a penalty shootout to decide the ticket to the quarter-finals of the National Cup.

The score of 4-2 on penalties was in favor of Phu Dong Ninh Binh. Van Lam and his teammates entered the quarter-finals of the National Cup, playing on Binh Duong's field.

A player publicly demanded to leave Man City "immediately"

Defender Kyle Walker publicly expressed his desire to leave Man City in the January 2025 transfer window.

The above information was revealed to the media by strategist Pep Guardiola after Man City beat Salford City 8-0 in the third round of the FA Cup on January 12.

At that time, reporters asked the Spanish coach why he did not register the England defender to play in this match, even though he was not injured and was fit enough to play.

“He expressed his desire to leave Man City to play abroad. I only want to use players who have the mentality to be here,” explained coach Guardiola, while also praising the 34-year-old defender: “Man City could not have been so successful in the past time without Walker.

Joining the Etihad Stadium team in 2017, Walker played 319 matches, scored 6 goals, won many titles with the team, including: 6 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 2 Community Shield, one Champions League, one European Super Cup and one Club World Cup.

The 1990-born defender still has a contract with the reigning Premier League champions until the summer of 2026 but wants to leave England to save his marriage with wife Annie Kilner.

Real Madrid were crushed by Barcelona again

In the early morning of January 13, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Saudi Arabia).

This victory helped coach Hansi Flick and his team win their first title of the season, and also rubbed salt into the wounds of Real Madrid fans. In October, Barca also crushed Real 4-0 in La Liga.

This is the 15th time in history that Barcelona has won the Spanish Super Cup, an achievement that no other club can reach.

According toOpta, this is the first time in history, Barca scored 4 or more goals against Real Madrid in 2 consecutive matches. Previously, only Real did the same against Barca with 2 wins 5-1 and 4-0 in 1963.

In the match on the morning of January 13, despite having to play with 10 men in the final minutes of the second half, Barcelona still maintained their 5-2 victory.