Southeast Asian media goes crazy over Vietnam Futsal team's win; Man City loses fourth consecutive match

Southeast Asian media goes crazy over Vietnam Futsal Team's victory

Vietnam Futsal Team has just experiencedthe most emotional matchin 2024. Accordingly, coach Diego Giustozzi and his team defeated Australia 5-4 in the semi-finals to win the right to play in the final match of the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship. Although they were behind 2-0 in the first half, with a courageous spirit, the "red army" transformed in the second half and ended the two official rounds with a score of 3-3.

Not stopping there, the Vietnam Futsal team also took the lead 4-3 in the first overtime, before ending the match with a score of 5-4 thanks to Thinh Phat's "golden" shot in the last minute of play.

After the first semi-final, Thailand's Siam Sport newspaper said that Diego Giustozzi's team will have a great chance of winning the 2024 Southeast Asian Futsal Championship.

"The match between the Vietnamese futsal team and Australia was extremely dramatic with many unpredictable developments. For the first time in history, the Thai futsal team could not reach the final of this tournament after 18 times of organization. The Vietnamese futsal team has a great opportunity to win the championship for the first time when they clash with Indonesian futsal in the final match on November 10."

Regarding Indonesian media, CNN said that the match between the Vietnam Futsal Team and Indonesia promises to be an extremely attractive battle between both teams. “The match between the Vietnam Futsal Team and Indonesia is an ideal match if we look at the performance of the two teams throughout the tournament. Both teams won absolutely until the final match and showed good spirit at the decisive moment. Therefore, the final match between the two teams on November 10 promises to be extremely attractive."

Vietnamese bodybuilding successfully defended 8 world championship titles

Despite a very difficult start, after only two days of competition, the Vietnamese bodybuilding team won 8 world championships, such as in Korea in 2023.

Entering the competition stage on the second day of the tournament, November 9, 12 members of the Vietnamese bodybuilding team excellently brought home 4 more gold medals, 2 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, bringing the total number of medals won at the tournament after two days to 8 gold medals, 4 silver medals, 11 bronze medals.

In the classic bodybuilding category for male athletes up to 1.60m tall, Pham Van Phuoc successfully defended the championship he won last season. Tran Hoang Duy Thuan was not successful in the mixed bodybuilding doubles category (paired with Bui Thi Thoa and only won a bronze medal) and the men's Fitness category, but surprisingly won the Athletic Physique category for male athletes up to 1.67m tall.

One day after winning the Fitness championship for women over 1.65 m tall, Nguyen Thi Kim Cuong excellently brought home her second gold medal at this year's tournament in the Sport Physique category, also for women over 1.65 m tall.

Thus, after bringing home the first world gold medal in 2019, the athlete who is about to receive a master's degree in sports, Nguyen Thi Kim Cuong, has fulfilled her wish with a lot of effort after 5 years.

Sharing the joy with Van Phuoc, Duy Thuan and Kim Cuong was Ta Thi Ngoc Bich, who brought home the 8th gold medal for the Vietnamese bodybuilding team when she won the Model Physique category for women with a height of up to 1.70m. Yesterday, Ngoc Bich won a bronze medal in the fitness category for women with a height of over 1.65m.

Contributing to the successful competition day of the Vietnamese bodybuilding team were runners-up Nguyen Van Toan (men's bodybuilding, 75kg category), Tran Thi Cam Tu/Tran Bao Quoc Vuong (mixed bodybuilding pairs) and the athletes who finished in the Top 3, winning bronze medals, including Le Viet Hong Tu (bodybuilding, 80kg category), Bui Thi Thoa/Tran Hoang Duy Thuan (mixed bodybuilding pairs), Tran Thi Cam Tu (Wellness Physique, open category) and Ta Thi Ngoc Bich (Ladies Model).

On the final day of competition (November 10), the Vietnamese team also participated in two classic female bodybuilding events with "veteran" Le Thi Huong Giang.

Man City lose four consecutive matches for the first time under Guardiola

In the match between Brighton vs Man City, the defending champions opened the score thanks to Erling Haaland but still had to suffer a 1-2 defeat. This was Man City's 4th consecutive loss in all competitions.

Before the away trip to Brighton, Man City had lost 3 consecutive matches. In this match, the reigning Premier League champions continued to be without many key players and coach Pep Guardiola had to use a patchwork squad in all 3 lines.

However, Man City still maintained their pressing style and overwhelmed Brighton right after the opening whistle. In the 23rd minute, Erling Haaland's great effort helped Man City take the lead. In this phase, his shot hit a Brighton defender, changed direction and left goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen helpless.

With the lead, the defending Premier League champions continued to attack and Haaland almost scored a double just 3 minutes after opening the score.

Brighton regained the initiative after that. The home team continued to attack and in the 78th minute, substitute Joao Pedro got on the scoreboard after a chaotic situation in front of the Man City goal, finishing accurately to equalize for Brighton.

It didn't stop there, as in the 83rd minute, Brighton shocked Man City with a second goal. The home team's scorer was Matt O'Riley, after an assist from Joao Pedro.

At this point, Man City tried to attack. Coach Pep Guardiola made some personnel adjustments by bringing Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva onto the field, but Man City's attacking efforts did not bring results.

In the 89th minute, Haaland ended Man City's sad day when he sent the ball wide of the post. That was also the last notable situation. Thus, Man City had their 4th consecutive loss in all competitions.

Man United prepares to make a series of important personnel decisions

According to The Sun, Man United are planning to retain young talent Amad Diallo with an attractive new contract amid interest from many big teams.

After showing impressive form, especially his double against PAOK, the Ivorian striker has increasingly received the trust of the MU Board of Directors. With a new 5-year contract and a significant salary increase for Amad Diallo, the Red Devils have sent a clear message about their desire to invest in the future of the team.

Besides, at this time, Man United is said to be eyeing Yunus Akgun of Galatasaray Club to strengthen the left-back position.

With the ability to play well on both wings, the Turkish player has proven his versatility and received special attention from the MU coaching staff.

In particular, this star's impressive performance in the Europa League, including a goal against Tottenham, has attracted the attention of the Premier League giants.

Vinicius hat-trick helps Real Madrid relieve pressure

In round 13 of La Liga 2024/25, Real Madrid took full advantage of their home field to defeat Osasuna 4-0, with Vinicius shining with a hat-trick. Midfielder Jude Bellingham also "opened the barrel" to score his first goal for Los Blancos this season.

Welcoming Osasuna, Real Madrid continued to play with a 4-3-3 formation, in which Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo were the attacking trio. The midfield three consisted of Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Fede Valverde. Los Blancos' defense quartet consisted of Fran Garcia, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao and Lucas Vazquez.

Despite losing two key players, Rodrygo and Militao, due to injury quite early, Real Madrid still found the opening goal in the 35th minute, and the scorer was none other than Vinicius with a star-like moment of handling.

Less than 10 minutes later, Madridistas must have felt "a blessing in disguise", as young centre-back Raul Asencio, who replaced Militao, sent a razor-sharp long pass from home, tearing apart the Osasuna defence, and Bellingham coolly chipped the ball over the visiting goalkeeper to double Real Madrid's lead. This was Bellingham's first goal of the season.

In the second half, Real Madrid continued to dominate, but their subsequent goals came from lightning counter-attacks.

In the 62nd minute, after grabbing the ball from Osasuna's corner kick, goalkeeper Andriy Lunin passed the ball long for Vincius to run down, get past the away team's goalkeeper and easily finish into an empty net. In the 69th minute, Vinicius completed his hat-trick, at the same time sealing a 4-0 victory for Real Madrid.

This victory helps Real Madrid narrow the gap with the top team Barca to 6 points. In round 14, Los Blancos will visit Leganes.