U16 Vietnam beat Singapore in the opening match; Thanh Hoa Club received a bonus of more than 1 billion VND

U16 Vietnam beat Singapore in the opening match

Afternoon of July 31,Vietnam U16had a relatively favorable opening match at the 2022 Southeast Asian U16 Championship when defeating U16 Singapore with a score of 5-1. Unfortunately, the victory could not be complete when central defender Huu Trong received a second yellow card and had to leave the field in the 86th minute.

True to coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan's intention of organizing a preemptive attack against U16 Singapore before the match, U16 Vietnam attacked the opponent team from the very first minutes of the match.

In the 4th minute, Duc Thien dribbled past the Singapore U16 goalkeeper but his final shot hit the post. 5 minutes later, Vietnam U16 celebrated with Huu Trong's opening goal. Taking advantage of the chaos in the opponent's penalty area after a corner kick from the left wing, Huu Trong quickly finished close to the goal to open the game for his team.

Vietnam U16 players celebrate their first victory. Photo: VFF

2 minutes later, U16 Vietnam's attacking efforts were rewarded with Duc Thien's goal to raise the score to 2-0. This player could have scored more goals in the 29th and 43rd minutes if he had not failed to finish when facing the Singapore goal.

In the 45th minute of the first half, U16 Vietnam unexpectedly conceded a goal. Goalkeeper Dinh Hai lost focus for a moment and failed to catch the ball, allowing Ramli to score from close range to narrow the gap for U16 Singapore.

Before the first half ended, U16 Vietnam still had a beautiful goal. In the last minute of extra time, Xuan Toan curled the ball into the far corner, leaving the U16 Singapore goalkeeper helpless.

In the second half, U16 Vietnam continued to attack to increase the gap. In the 53rd minute, Dinh Thuong dribbled hard on the left wing before crossing for substitute player - Van Danh to head the ball close to the goal, scoring the fourth goal against U16 Singapore.

Personnel adjustments from both teams were made continuously after that. U16 Vietnam was still the team controlling the game. However, at certain times, the red shirt players lost focus and let the opponent take advantage of the opportunity.

In the 74th minute, Noranzor almost reduced the score to 2-4 for U16 Singapore, if his shot from a face-to-face position had not gone wide of the goal.

The disadvantage for U16 Vietnam came in the 86th minute, when central defender Huu Trong received a second yellow card (the first yellow card was in the 49th minute) leading to his dismissal.

In the final minutes, U16 Vietnam scored the 5th goal thanks to Cong Hau, with a tricky low shot. Winning 5-1 against U16 Singapore, U16 Vietnam temporarily rose to the top of Group A.

MU recruits Rafael Leao to replace Ronaldo

MU is approaching Rafael Leao as an important solution to replace Ronaldo, as well as build a new squad for the long-term future.

The 2022-23 season is counting down and MU is facing difficult personnel problems, when Cristiano Ronaldo insists on leaving, and the Antony deal is not progressing as expected. The new solution that MU's football department is aiming for is Rafael Leao, the brightest star in Serie A last season. Rafael Leao is considered to have a similar playing style to Ronaldo in his early days at MU.

MU targets Rafael Leao.

The young Portuguese player started on the left wing of the attack, developing acceleration and penetrating the center to finish. Rafael Leao's finishing ability is very diverse, with powerful long-range shots. He also stands out with his breakthrough ball control.

According to Italian press, in the process of resolving Ronaldo's future, MU also raised the issue with Jorge Mendes about Rafael Leao. Milan does not want to lose the leader who brought the club to the first Scudetto after 11 years of waiting. Communications director Paolo Maldini hopes to keep Rafael Leao to fight in the Champions League.

MU wants to use agent Jorge Mendes to influence Rafael Leao, putting pressure on Milan to sell him. If Leao is signed, Coach Erik ten Hag will have a versatile solution to help MU's attack become more diverse.

Rafael Leao's contract with Milan runs until 2024, with a release clause set at 150 million euros.

Beating Viettel, Thanh Hoa Club received a reward of more than 1 billion VND

Defeating Viettel Club at home, Thanh Hoa players received a bonus of up to 1.1 billion VND from boss Cao Tien Doan.

Accordingly, Mr. Doan decided to give Thanh Hoa Club a bonus of 1.1 billion VND, nearly double the bonus according to the team's regulations. Thanh Hoa team won 3 important points against Viettel Club with an own goal by midfielder Cao Tran Hoang Hung. This victory helped Thanh Hoa Club rise to 8th place on the rankings, widening the gap with the bottom team, Saigon Club, to 4 points.

Thanh Hoa Club won at home against Viettel Club.

This was a match in which the home team played much better than coach Bae Ji-won and his team. Thanh Hoa Club played freely, creating many opportunities that could have been converted into goals. Coach Petrovic arranged the team in a 4-1-4-1 formation and showed effectiveness against strong opponents. Sharing after the match, the 75-year-old coach said: "This is the first match that I am most satisfied with in every aspect even though 8 players were injured. This was a very difficult match and the players played very bravely. I am very satisfied with the players. If we had finished better, we would have scored more goals. Today, young player Doan Ngoc Ha was on the field and this is a preparation step for the future.

Quoc Phuong is an important player in the team's tactics, he played very well in the last 3 matches. Thanh Hoa Club needs to add more players for the next rounds and phase 2, especially strikers to improve finishing. The team has many injured players and the squad is thin, so it needs to add more personnel."

Meanwhile, Coach Bae Ji-won sadly said: "I take responsibility for this defeat. The lack of players has reduced Viettel Club's strength. We encountered many difficulties against the home team. Thanh Hoa played well today. My players played their best even though the result was not as expected. Viettel will forget this defeat and improve in the next matches, especially in finishing.

In the next round, Thanh Hoa Club will be the away team.Lam River Nghe An, the team just lost 1-2 to Hanoi Club at Hang Day Stadium. Viettel Club returned home to welcome Binh Duong Club.

Vietnam futsal team gathers to prepare for the 2022 Asian futsal finals

On the afternoon of July 31, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced the list of 23 players of the Vietnam futsal team to be called up to prepare for the 2022 Asian futsal finals.

Accordingly, the Vietnamese futsal team will regroup on August 1, under the leadership of new head coach Giustozzi Diego Raul (Argentina).

Coach Giustozzi Diego Raul was born in 1978, is a famous Argentine strategist, who led the Argentine futsal team to win the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup. In addition, Mr. Giustozzi Diego Raul also made his mark when he and Argentina won the Silver Medal at the 2014 South American Games, defeated Brazil in the subsequent four-nation tournament and won the 3rd Continental Cup. At the club level, this strategist also led the ElPozo Murcia club (Spain) to win the runner-up position in the 2019-2020 UEFA Futsal Champions League.

Vietnam futsal team gathers to aim for new goals.

With impressive achievements in his coaching career at major world futsal tournaments, coach Giustozzi Diego Raul is expected to bring a new breeze to the Vietnamese futsal team, first of all, to compete well at the 2022 Asian futsal finals, then aiming to compete for a place in the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup finals.

The list of the Vietnamese futsal team gathering this time still includes experienced faces such as: Goalkeeper Ho Van Y, Fixo Tran Van Vu, Khong Dinh Hung, Pham Duc Hoa, Ala Le Quoc Nam, Tran Thai Huy, Pivo Nguyen Minh Tri... In addition, there are some excellent young faces such as Nguyen Van Hieu, Chau Doan Phat, Nhan Gia Hung...

According to the plan, the Vietnamese futsal team will practice at Thai Son Nam Gymnasium (District 8, Ho Chi Minh City) from August 1 to September 8, 2022. After that, coach Giustozzi Diego Raul and his team will go to Thailand to participate in an international futsal tournament from September 9 to September 17, 2022.

After the international futsal tournament in Thailand, the Vietnamese futsal team will return home to continue completing the final preparations before moving to Kuwait on September 24 to participate in the 2022 Asian Futsal Championship, where the Vietnamese futsal team will meet the teams of Korea, Saudi Arabia and the current runner-up Japan in the group stage.