U23 Vietnam goalkeeper beaten at Thien Truong stadium; Vietnam and Thailand change head coaches after AFF Cup?

Defeating Hanoi FC, Hai Phong closes in on top spot

Hai Phong Club fueled the championship race after a 3-2 victory over Hanoi FC in the most anticipated match of round 21 of the V-League.

Before the big match, Hai Phong was 5 points behind Hanoi FC and had played 1 more match than their opponent. Only a victory over Hanoi FC could bring coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team back into the championship race.

With the determination to get 3 points and home field advantage, Hai Phong made Hanoi FC have the worst half of the tournament. The home team put a lot of pressure on every ball situation, continuously pressing, making the capital team confused. In the 5th minute, Hanoi FC's net shook, but Rimario's goal was not recognized due to offside.

Hanoi FC was overwhelmed.

With persistent pressure, Hai Phong took the lead. In the 17th minute, Thai Binh took a corner kick for Hai Huy to jump high and head the ball. The ball flew straight at Viet Anh as the defender was running back to clear the ball, accidentally becoming an unstoppable shot.

In the 26th minute, goalkeeper Van Cong made a fatal mistake that made Hanoi FC pay the price. Van Cong tried to dribble the ball past Van Minh to pass to his teammate, but Van Minh stole the ball and finished into an empty net, raising the score to 2-0.

In the excitement, Hai Phong found the net of the away team for the third time. After a moment of control, Hai Huy unleashed a thunderous kick to raise the score to 3-0 for Hai Phong.

In the second half, Hanoi FC pressed the field and continued to score goals to reduce the score. After goalkeeper Dinh Trieu came out to clear the ball, Hanoi FC put pressure on. Hai Phong defenders could only block Viet Anh's header, before helplessly watching Tuan Hai head the ball into an empty net in the 54th minute.

Defeating Hanoi FC, Hai Phong rose to second place with 38 points, only 1 point behind the top position of its opponent.

Final result: Hai Phong 3-2 Hanoi FC (Viet Anh own goal 17', Van Minh 25', Hai Huy 37', Tuan Hai 45+1', 54').

MU loses a large amount of money if they sell Ronaldo

MU will lose nearly 10 million pounds if they terminate Cristiano Ronaldo's contract in January 2023.

The Sun calculates that Ronaldo will receive £9.6 million in salary from now until June 2023. This figure does not include bonuses and performance fees. If they agree to terminate CR7's contract early in January 2023, the "Red Devils" will have to pay the aforementioned fee to the Portuguese striker.

On October 21, two British newspapers, Independent and iNews, reported that MU is considering the possibility of parting ways with Ronaldo in January 2023. If agent Jorge Mendes cannot find a new destination for the Portuguese superstar, MU will still decide to let CR7 leave on a free transfer.

MU considers terminating Ronaldo's contract in the winter transfer window. Photo: Getty

Ronaldo's contract with MU runs until June 2023. In the upcoming winter transfer window, the 37-year-old striker has the right to negotiate with other teams.

If Ronaldo can be sold, MU will significantly reduce the wage bill. CR7 currently receives about 385,000 pounds per week at Old Trafford, the highest in the team. After completing Ronaldo's departure, coach Erik ten Hag can focus on recruiting a young striker who fits his philosophy.

The Sunday World revealed that Chelsea is considering the possibility of recruiting Ronaldo in January 2023. Owner Todd Boehly had the ambition to welcome CR7 to play last summer but was blocked by coach Thomas Tuchel.

In addition, Inter Miami of owner David Beckham is also one of the potential destinations for the Portuguese striker.

U23 Vietnam goalkeeper beaten at Thien Truong stadium

Goalkeeper Trinh Xuan Hoang, who used to play for Vietnam U23 and is now playing for Thanh Hoa, was surprised when a stranger punched him in the stomach at Thien Truong Stadium right after the final whistle of the match between Nam Dinh and Thanh Hoa.

The match between Nam Dinh and Thanh Hoa took place on the evening of October 22nd, extremely heated. Especially at the end of the match, Nam Dinh continuously pressed the field to find an equalizer but failed. When the final whistle sounded, the audience started to boo. Security forces had to deploy their formation to prevent the risk of the audience venting their anger on the away team players. When a group of Thanh Hoa players who were not on the reserve list walked from the stands to the field to return to the team cabin, they were stopped by security forces and not allowed to join the team.

Goalkeeper Trinh Xuan Hoang.

At this time, Thanh Hoa goalkeeper Trinh Xuan Hoang and some other players wondered why they were not allowed to return to the team cabin even though they were members of the team, so some people came out to stop them. Goalkeeper Xuan Hoang said: "Usually, when the match ends, the players sitting in the stands will go down to the field to return to the team cabin. I was surprised because I was stopped. While I was still not understanding what was happening, a person standing on the piste came up and punched me in the stomach." Goalkeeper Xuan Hoang, who was a member and contributed greatly to the U23 Vietnam team winning the Southeast Asian championship this year, was arranged to sit in the stands when the team visited Thien Truong Stadium.

"Luckily, the leader of Thanh Hoa team was standing nearby and discovered the incident so he stepped in to stop it, otherwise who knows what would have happened. I was both surprised and hurt because the punch to the stomach was so quick," said Xuan Hoang.

It is known that after the incident, the coordinator at Thien Truong Stadium came to apologize to Thanh Hoa team for the incident with goalkeeper Xuan Hoang. Nam Dinh's reception of Thanh Hoa at Thien Truong Stadium was very tense for both teams when Thanh Hoa had just suffered two consecutive losses, while Nam Dinh was back in danger of relegation.

Vietnam and Thailand change head coach after AFF Cup?

Coach Park Hang-seoproactively decided to leave the Vietnam National Team, while his colleague Mano Polking on the Thai National Team is at risk of having to leave his seat after the AFF Cup 2022.

Thai media reported that Qatar's winning the right to host the 2023 Asian Cup unintentionally directly affected the position of Head Coach Mano Polking.

Accordingly, after helping the Thai team win the AFF Cup 2020 in December 2021, Mr. Polking's contract was extended by the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) until July 2023, with the intention of giving this German-Brazilian strategist the right to lead the team to the Asian Cup scheduled to take place in China in June 2023.

Qatar's change of schedule for the 2023 Asian Cup puts coach Polking at risk of losing his job early.

However, China later returned the hosting rights, Qatar was chosen by the AFC as the replacement host and this West Asian country is expected to hold the tournament in January 2024 to avoid hot weather.

"With the new schedule, coach Polking's contract will end before the 2023 Asian Cup starts. Therefore, the 2022 AFF Cup will be Mr. Polking's last tournament before the contract ends. Whether Mr. Polking's contract will be extended or not depends largely on the results of the AFF Cup at the end of this year," said SMM Sport.

Last September, coach Polking faced criticism and demands for his resignation from Thai fans when he announced that he would help the "War Elephants" win the traditional King's Cup tournament, but in the end, they only ranked 3/4.

Notably, Thailand lost to regional rival Malaysia in the opening match. This result extended the streak of draws and losses of the Thai national team against Malaysia over the past 8 years.

In response to public criticism, coach Polking implied that fans were ungrateful for forgetting his contributions in helping Thailand regain the AFF Cup title not long ago. This response caused a rift between Mr. Polking and Thai fans.

Newcastle beat Tottenham to enter top 4

On the night of October 23 (Hanoi time), Miguel Almiron and his teammates defeated host Tottenham 2-1 in round 13 of the Premier League.

In the 40th minute, Lloris's wrong pass sent the ball to Sean Longstaff. Number 36 passed the ball to Miguel Almiron, who finished skillfully from a tight angle, raising the score to 2-0 for the "Magpies".

In the round, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United all lost points, Newcastle created a surprise when they defeated Tottenham right on the away field. Coach Eddie Howe's team took 4th place from Chelsea. The "Magpies" have the same 21 points as their London rivals, but are ranked higher thanks to a better goal difference.

This is also the first victory of the North East England team at Tottenham Stadium since 2019.