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Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai wins the “Best Goal” Award at Asian Cup 2019 (Source: http://sggpnews.org.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai’s left-footed free-kick effort against Yemen has been named the Best Goal at the 2019 Asian Cup. More than 100,000 people voted for Hai’s super strike putting him clear winner with almost half of all the votes compared to the other nine goals. His goal opened the scoring in Vietnam’s 2-0 win over Yemen in the Group D’s third match at the tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hai’s effort beat Wu Lei (China) who finished second and Mohanad Ali (Iraq) who came in third. The 2019 Asian Cup finals wrapped up on February 1 with the first-ever title for Qatar and a total of 130 goals scored over 51 matches or an average of 2.54 goals per match. The three-day poll on the AFC’s website for the best goal of the tournament concluded on February 6. Hai’s amazing goal was … [Read more...] about Vietnamese midfielder wins Best Goal Award at Asian Cup

The Vietnamese football team (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA)’ website has run an article lauding the achievements of the Vietnamese men’s national football team, and head coach Park Hang-seo in particular for his recent contributions to the country. In an article entitled “Foreign flavour delivers tasty success for Vietnam”, FIFA said Vietnam has enjoyed increasing success in recent years. The nation won the recent regional title and qualified for the 2019 Asian Cup. “Vietnam certainly didn’t suffer from stage fright and played with confidence in last week’s opener against Iraq, twice taking the lead only to be edged 3-2 in the last minute by the winners of that 2007 edition. Despite subsequently losing 2-0 to continental big guns Iran, they rallied to defeat Yemen by the same scoreline to win through to the knockout stage as one of the third-best teams,” FIFA said. … [Read more...] about Asian Cup 2019: FIFA hails Vietnamese men’s football team

Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau (Photo: foxsportsasia.com) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau is named among five U-21 stars predicted to play well in the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2019 by the foxsportsasia.com. Hau, who has won the best young male footballer of the country, was an integral part of Vietnam’s squad that lifted the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup trophy. The young full-back made seven starts, including in both legs of the final, and also provided one assist. “Just 19 years old, Hau has already cemented his spot in Hanoi’s defence, winning the league this past season, and has earned 10 national caps as well. Vietnam had one of the youngest squads in the Suzuki Cup, and that is set to continue in the Asian Cup as well, with coach Park Hang-seo’s focus on youth,” the website wrote. Besides Hau, the website also named four young stars including Ahmed Abdul-Ridha of Iraq, who helped his team win … [Read more...] about Vietnamese player among five U-21 stars to shine at AFC Asian Cup