Van Lam affirms his class before the Vietnam national team training session

“Van Lam played excellently in the previous two matches and he maintained his form in this match. Van Lam had at least two saves for his team,” coach Truong Viet Hoang praised the Vietnamese-American goalkeeper after Hai Phong won 1-0 on Nam Dinh’s field.

Hai Phong played better than the home team Nam Dinh, helping Van Lam not have to move much. However, the Vietnamese-American goalkeeper still maintained his concentration, making saves for his team.

On March 23, Van Lam will be in Hanoi to join the Vietnamese team, preparing for the away match against Jordan in the final qualifying round of the 2019 Asia Cup.

A good performance at Thien Truong Stadium helped Hai Phong's goalkeeper gain an advantage over Tien Dung, the hero of U23 Vietnam, in the competition for the starting position.

Tien Dung was also the starting goalkeeper in round three of V-League 2018. However, he lacked decisiveness when he came out in the situation where Thanh Trung took a corner kick, creating an opportunity for Thanh Hung to score the only goal of the match, causing Thanh Hoa to collapse on the field of defending champion Quang Nam.

In this national team gathering, coach Park Hang-seo called up three goalkeepers: Van Lam, Tien Dung and Tuan Manh.“Van Lam is in good form. However, I don’t dare predict whether he will be the main goalkeeper for the national team. Each coach has a different way of using people,” Coach Truong Viet Hoang shared.

Van Lam made two saves, Stevens scored the only goal of the match, but coach Viet Hoang said Fagan was the one he wanted to praise for his continuous support in both attack and defense. After three matches, Hai Phong has four points. This team lost 0-1 to Hanoi, drew 1-1 with HAGL and won 1-0 against Nam Dinh.