Vietnam U23 and Vietnam Women's Teams proposed to be awarded Third Class Labor Medal

With outstanding achievements at the recent 31st SEA Games, the Vietnam U23 team and the Vietnam women's team were proposed to be awarded the Third Class Labor Medal.

Vietnam U23 men's football team won gold medal in the final match at SEA Games 31. Photo: Hai Hoang

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has also just signed Document No. 476/TTr-TTg dated May 27, 2022, submitting to the President to award: Second-class Labor Medal to 4 individuals; Third-class Labor Medal to 2 groups and 19 individuals who have achieved excellent performance, winning Gold Medals at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held in Vietnam in 2022.

Four outstanding athletes were nominated for the Second Class Medal, including: Nguyen Huy Hoang, Tran Hung Nguyen (swimming), Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing), and Nguyen Thi Oanh (athletics).

The national U23 men's football team and the national women's football team were presented with the Third Class Labor Medal by the President for their outstanding performance and winning the Gold Medal at the 31st SEA Games.

U23 Vietnam suffered a heavy defeat in coach Gong Oh Kyun's first match.

The U23 Vietnam team lost 0-3 to the UAE in a closed match on the night of May 28. This was also Coach Gong Oh Kyun's first match with the U23 Vietnam team.

This was a private match so other than the result, nothing was announced. According to the investigation, U23 Vietnam lost 3 goals in the 12th, 42nd and 68th minutes.

Coach Gong Oh Kyun used a 4-3-3 formation for both halves.

After this match, U23 Vietnam will travel to Uzbekistan to compete in the 2022 AFC U23 Championship. The opening match of U23 Vietnam is against U23 Thailand on June 2. Next, U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Korea before playing the final match of the group stage against U23 Malaysia.

Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid: Los Blancos reach European summit for 14th time

Liverpool were the team that pressed the field throughout the match, creating countless opportunities, but Real Madrid were the winners thanks to the only goal of Vinicius Junior and the sublime performance of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Once again causing sorrow for Liverpool in the Champions League final, Real Madrid won the European Cup for the 14th time.

The joy of Real players, in complete contrast to Liverpool's disappointment.

Liverpool were the better team, but Real's character and ability to capitalize on the situation helped them become champions. Once again, Los Blancos' Champions League DNA showed its fearsomeness, and they deserve the nickname "King" of the Champions League.

Courtois saved 9 times, had a performance of a lifetime in the Champions League final

Contributing greatly to Real's victory was Thibaut Courtois, the goalkeeper who repeatedly helped the Spanish Royal team escape obvious defeats.

In the match against Liverpool, Courtois played extremely well, making 9 saves. Thanks to his great contributions, Real, despite only having 4 shots, still defeated the representative from England, who had made 24 "shots".

Courtois' saves.

According to OptaJoe statistics, with 9 times preventing opponents from scoring, Courtois is the goalkeeper with the most saves in Champions League finals (since Opta started collecting data in the 2003/04 season until now).