South Korean President praises the sportsmanship of U23 Vietnam
The President of South Korea today praised the true sportsmanship of the Vietnam U23 football team on his personal Facebook page.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Photo:AFP. |
"The Vietnam U23 team, under the leadership of coach Park Hang-seo, won the runner-up position at the AFC U23 Championship finals. The image of the players playing their hearts out until the end of extra time in a snowstorm showed true sportsmanship," South Korean President Moon Jae-in wrote on his personal Facebook page.
President Moon shared that coach Park had "worked hard to lead the Vietnamese national team players to the pinnacle of Asian football" within three months, making both him and the Korean people "feel happy with this achievement".
""Korea and Vietnam have become even closer friends and I am glad for that. Congratulations to Coach Park for his work and the achievements of the Vietnam U23 team," President Moon wrote.
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Shared line of the President of South Korea on his personal Facebook page.Screenshot. |
The Vietnam U23 team lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan in the final today and won the runner-up position.In the match that decided the championship, Vietnam faced many difficulties, especially the snow-covered field and the cold below 0 degrees Celsius.Coach Park said after the match that in such circumstances, the players played well and stood firm for most of the time, which made him proud. "They showed great spirit," Mr. Park emphasized.
