Midfielder Tran Phi Son: "Vietnam will beat Malaysia 2-0"

On the afternoon of November 14, Tran Phi Son and his friends Ngo Hoang Thinh, Vu Quang Nam, Ngan Van Dai, Sam Ngoc Duc, Tran Van Kien... participated in a charity match in Quy Hop district (Nghe An). Immediately after finishing the meeting with fans here, the midfielder born in 1992 went to Hanoi to watch the Vietnam - Malaysia match in the second round of the group stage of the AFF Cup 2018.

In a conversation with Nghe An Newspaper, Tran Phi Son affirmed: “Vietnam will definitely win. I predict the score will be 2-0. Hopefully, my close friend, my former teammate at SLNA and the national team, Nguyen Trong Hoang, will play excellently and score a goal against Malaysia, just like he did in the match between the two teams at the AFF Cup 2016 (Nguyen Trong Hoang scored the only goal to help Vietnam defeat Malaysia with a score of 1-0 – PV)”.

Tran Phi Son in the Vietnam National Team jersey at AFF Cup 2016. Photo: Internet

According to Tran Phi Son, his home team, Ho Chi Minh City FC, will not be able to regroup until December 1. At this time, the Thong Nhat Stadium team has not yet found a new captain, after firing Japanese coach Toshiya Miura. Along with the departure of the former captain of the Vietnam National Team, Ho Chi Minh City FC will no longer have the services of two Nghe An players, Truong Dinh Luat and Au Van Hoan.

Tran Phi Son just transferred to Ho Chi Minh City FC last season. In V.League 2018, "Vietnam's Ronaldo" played 21 matches - equivalent to 1743 minutes, scored 6 goals and had 9 assists for the Thong Nhat Stadium team. The contract between the former SLNA player and Ho Chi Minh City FC has 2 more years to expire. Tran Phi Son's immediate goal is to play excellently for Ho Chi Minh City FC, to have the opportunity to return to wear the Vietnam National Team./.