Nghe An striker misses match against Hong Kong due to injury

Due to not recovering from a sprained ankle, striker Nguyen Cong Phuong will not be able to join the Vietnamese national team in the match against Hong Kong (China) on the afternoon of June 3.

Due to not recovering from a sprained ankle, striker Nguyen Cong Phuong will not be able to join the Vietnamese national team in the match against Hong Kong (China) on the afternoon of June 3.

On the afternoon of June 2, the Vietnam national football team had its first training session in Yangon (Myanmar) to prepare for the match against Hong Kong (China). Here, striker Cong Phuong only practiced lightly outside the field with recovery exercises and will not be able to put on his shoes to play tomorrow afternoon.

Cong Phuong suffered an ankle injury in the match against Syria on May 31. After that match, Coach Huu Thang asked the medical team to examine and treat Cong Phuong thoroughly, but due to the serious injury, Cong Phuong still had pain when walking and could not practice with the ball.

Losing Cong Phuong is a big loss for the team because coach Huu Thang had high hopes that he would bring flexibility, softness and sharpness to the team's attacks.

In that situation, the Nghe An coach will put Van Quyet in the starting lineup, playing in the position of a withdrawn striker, behind the spearhead Cong Vinh. This arrangement was somewhat effective in the recent match against Syria because Van Quyet quickly integrated with new teammates such as Xuan Truong, Tuan Anh or Van Toan.

According to bongdaplus.vn