Vietnam had a 'blank' day at ASIAD 19; Why were Cong Phuong and Van Quyet... left out?

ASIAD 19 results on September 30: Vietnam had a "blank" competition day

On September 30, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation competed in 12 events including: Shooting, Boxing, Volleyball, Canoeing, Weightlifting, Chinese Chess, Chess, Athletics, E-Sports, Kurash, Golf, Roller. However, the Vietnamese athletes could not win any more medals.

In Athletics, athletes including Tran Thi Nhi Yen, Hoang Thi Anh Thuc and Hoang Thi Minh Hanh could not create a surprise against strong opponents of continental stature. Specifically, in the final of the women's 400m, Hoang Thi Anh Thuc ranked last with 55.61 seconds, while Minh Hanh ranked 6th with 53.91 seconds. At the end of the day, Tran Thi Nhi Yen ranked last in the final of the women's 100m with a time of 11.58 seconds. The small joy of Athletics was that Luong Duc Phuoc entered the final of the 1,500m run with a time of 3 minutes 53.97 seconds.

Meanwhile, in Esports, Vietnam also lost 0-2 to Thailand in the Mong Tam Quoc 2 event. In addition, Pham Dinh Thi ranked 6th in the 49kg weight class in Weightlifting. In Canoe sprint, Vietnam won the right to enter the finals of two events: men's canoe 500m pair and women's kayak 500m pair. According to the schedule, the final swimming round for medals in these two events will take place on October 2.

At the end of the day, good news for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation came when boxer Luu Diem Quynh won the quarter-final match of the 66kg-75kg boxing category after defeating Nepalese opponent Rana Saraswati 4-1 in the quarter-final match. This victory helped Diem Quynh enter the semi-finals and secure at least a bronze medal.

As of September 30, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation ranked 16th in the medal tally with 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.

Cong Phuong and Van Quyet were... left out, why?

The list of Vietnam national team preparing for international friendly matches this October is making many people wonder about the decision of coach Philippe Troussier. Most notably, in the list of 33 players participating in the friendly matches on the upcoming FIFA Days, coach Philippe Troussier omitted both Cong Phuong and Van Quyet, making him even more questioned.

If Van Thanh, Hong Duy, Nguyen Manh... were not on the team's list since the September training session and are now absent again, it is understandable, then the fact that Cong Phuong, Bui Tien Dung, and Van Quyet were left out is clearly quite surprising.

Typically, Cong Phuong, the striker who is playing in Japan, seemed to have convinced coach Philippe Troussier after scoring the opening goal in the victory over Palestine, but now his absence has left fans of the Nghe An striker a bit... shocked.

The case of Van Quyet is different, the captain of Hanoi FC has not played in the victory over Palestine, but his performance is not bad if looking at the recent matches in the AFC Champions League that the home team participated in.

However, coach Philippe Troussier and his colleagues have the most careful calculations to help the home team complete the set goals.

Maybe both Cong Phuong and Van Quyet are not suitable for the playing style under coach Philippe Troussier, or on the contrary, their abilities are not enough to ensure a position in the Vietnamese national team, so the next time the team gathers, the opportunity will be given to someone else.

The decision was carefully considered and calculated, so at this time the French captain does not need to explain or clarify the reason because, no matter what, he is the one primarily responsible for the achievements and expertise of the Vietnamese team.

What needs to be done or more precisely, is when the Vietnamese team will play and how successful they will be. That will also be the answer to whether the personnel decisions of coach Philippe Troussier are right or wrong...

Determine two pairs of women's football semi-finals ASIAD

According to the results of the quarter-finals that just ended on the evening of September 30, the 4 teams that won tickets to the semi-finals of the 19th ASIAD women's football are Uzbekistan, North Korea, Japan and host China.

Uzbekistan women's team was the team with the hardest victory in the quarter-finals. The Central Asian representative had to go through 120 minutes of intense competition to be able to defeat the Chinese Taipei team with a score of 2-1.

In this match, the Uzbekistan women's team had the advantage with Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva leading 1-0 in the 55th minute. However, they could not protect the result when they let Taiwan (China) equalize 1-1 in the 88th minute and were forced to go into extra time.

During extra time, Umida Zoirova shone with a goal in the 101st minute, helping the Uzbekistan women's team win 2-1 and advance to the semi-finals.

Uzbekistan's opponent in the semi-finals is the North Korean women's team, who defeated the South Korean women's team with a score of 4-1.

Ri Hak scored a double, along with An Myong-Song and Kim Kyong-yong taking turns scoring to help the North Korean women's team successfully reverse the situation to win a ticket to the semi-finals.

In the two quarter-final matches that followed, China and Japan also did not encounter many difficulties against the two representatives from Southeast Asia, Thailand and the Philippines, to gain the right to enter the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, the Chinese women's team will face the Japanese women's team in a match considered the "early final" of the 19th ASIAD women's football. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan is also expected to face many difficulties against the North Korean women's team in the remaining semi-final match.

Both semi-finals of women's football at the 19th Asian Games will take place on October 3.

Two "giants" of Manchester fell in the Premier League

Having just recovered with two consecutive wins in a few days, Man United returned home to welcome Crystal Palace, the opponent who had just lost 3-0 to them in the third round of the League Cup in the middle of the week.

Surprisingly, Crystal Palace did not give up despite coming away empty-handed many times at Old Trafford. Coach Roy Hodgson sent his troops to attack right after the opening whistle and Palace's "tit for tat" moves against the home team Man United made the fans really excited.

In the 25th minute, Sofyan Amrabat committed a foul, leading to a free kick for Crystal Palace on the right wing. Eze Eberechi executed a classy free kick, the ball curved into the middle and another new Man United player, Ramus Hojlund, headed the ball poorly, allowing Andersen to volley beautifully past goalkeeper Onana. 1-0 for Palace.

Just like the previous times they were behind, Man United were completely stuck in finding a chance to get back on track. Coach Erik ten Hag also sent all his best players on the field but could not turn the situation around, having to accept the 4th defeat after 7 rounds, falling back to 9th place.

Taking the field at the same time, the away trip to Molineux Stadium was truly a terrible experience for Man City, a team that has never lost since the beginning of the season. The home team Wolverhampton, who have played mediocrely for the past 6 rounds, suddenly "transformed" when welcoming the reigning champion who is in extremely high form.

In the 13th minute, Pedro Neto had a very fast sprint, passing 3 Man City players on the right wing and the cross pass to two teammates waiting inside sent the ball hitting the foot of center back Ruben Dias, changing direction, and becoming an own goal into the Man City net.

The goal made Man City angry and they vented their anger with countless attacks and dangerous shots from Nathan Ake, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland towards Jose Sa's goal but failed. It was not until the beginning of the second half, from a free kick quite far from the Wolverhampton goal, that Julian Alvarez made a super shot that curved the ball and stuck it into the top corner of the home team's goal. 1-1 for Man City in the 58th minute.

Just 8 minutes later, Man City's defense was still in disarray after the home team's attack and this time, Matheus Cunha passed the ball to Hwang Hee-chan to finish past Ederson. This goal put an end to all of Man City's efforts before and after, forcing the away team to accept their first defeat in the Premier League this season.

Revealing Lionel Messi's next destination

Even though he is 36 years old and is "retiring" at Inter Miami, Lionel Messi still has not thought about retiring from his career.

According to El Nacional, Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will return to his hometown to play for Newell's Old Boys after the end of his 2.5-year contract with Inter Miami. This means that Messi can return to his hometown to play for Newell's Old Boys in 2025. This is El Pulga's boyhood team and he has repeatedly shared his desire to play for Newell's Old Boys again. Messi spent 6 years at the Newell's Old Boys academy before being recruited by Barca to the La Masia training center in 2000.

Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami as a free agent last July after his contract with PSG ended. At Beckham's team, Messi quickly integrated, became the soul of Inter Miami (scored 11 goals, had 5 assists) and helped the team win the 2023 Leagues Cup, the first title in the history of this team founded in 2018.