U23 Vietnam gets big bonus after winning against Chinese Taipei; Barca fires coach Koeman

VFF rewards U23 Vietnam 300 million VND after winning U23 Chinese Taipei

After the 1-0 victory over U23 Chinese Taipei, VFF President Le Khanh Hai and the Standing Committee of the VFF sent congratulations and awarded U23 Vietnam 300 million VND.

Facing a Chinese Taipei U23 team that was not too strong and played completely inferior in the opening match of the 2022 AFC U23 qualifiers, Coach Park Hang-seo's students played very deadlocked. It was not until the 82nd minute that the goal came for U23 Vietnam thanks to a somewhat unexpected shot by Van Xuan.

U23 Vietnam (red shirt).

The narrow victory over U23 Chinese Taipei helped Coach Park Hang-seo's students get the first 3 points and rise to the top of Group I. Immediately after the match, VFF President Le Khanh Hai and the Standing Committee of the VFF called to congratulate the U23 Vietnam team and also awarded the team 300 million VND.

This encouragement from VFF is a great source of spiritual encouragement for Coach Park Hang-seo and his team in the second match against U23 Myanmar on November 2. The goal ofU23 Vietnammust win this match to get the ticket to top the group, thereby being present in the final round taking place next year in Uzbekistan.

Man City's 4-year League Cup winning streak ended

Pep Guardiola's team drew 0-0 with West Ham in 90 minutes then lost 3-5 in the penalty shootout in the League Cup round of 16 in the early morning of October 28 (Hanoi time).

For the first time in 5 years, Manchester City lost in the League Cup. Before that, the blue half of Manchester had a 4-year period of domination in this arena.

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola became the hero for West Ham with a series of miraculous saves, in turn, against dangerous shots from De Bruyne, Cole Palmer and Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Pep Guardiola's team drew 0-0 with West Ham after 90 minutes and then lost 3-5 in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout. Phil Foden was the only player to miss, causing the "Cityzens" to stop in the round of 16.

West Ham have been successful in cup competitions this season. In the Europa League, David Moyes' team are leading the group with a perfect record. When returning to the domestic cup, "The Hammers" defeated both MU and Man City to reach the quarter-finals.

Barca fires coach Koeman

The last straw broke the camel's back for the Dutch coach when Barca lost 0-1 to Rayo Vallecano in the early morning of October 28 (Hanoi time).

Koeman was sacked after Barca lost their fifth match of the 2021/22 season. Screenshot of Barcelona's homepage.

Barca's homepage confirmed that Koeman was fired immediately after the loss to Rayo Vallecano. "President Joan Laporta informed Koeman of this decision after the defeat to Rayo Vallecano. Ronald Koeman will say goodbye to the players on Thursday (local time - PV) at the Ciutat Esportiva center," the announcement said.

Koeman came to lead Barca at the beginning of the 2020/21 season. By the time he was fired, Koeman had 67 matches with the Camp Nou team, achieving 10 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses.

Coach Nguyen Minh Phuong becomes head coach of Ba Ria Vung Tau

Coach Nguyen Minh Phuong will lead Ba Ria Vung Tau after Mr. Tran Minh Chien was "rotated" to become head coach.Ho Chi Minh City Club.

Ba Ria Vung Tau confirmed that Mr. Nguyen Minh Phuong will be the head coach of this first division representative in the next season. The former captain of the Vietnam National Team will start work in early November.

Coach Nguyen Minh Phuong is the head coach of Ba Ria Vung Tau.

This decision was made after Coach Tran Minh Chien was transferred to be the captain of Ho Chi Minh City Club in V.League 2022. As is known, Ba Ria Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City Club both have the same owner.

Recently, Mr. Nguyen Minh Phuong was an assistant at Ho Chi Minh City Club. Before that, this former midfielder led teams such as Long An, SHB Da Nang and Binh Phuoc.