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Nhâm Mạnh Dũng (left), Việt Nam’s hero at the SEA Games 31, marked his first match at the AFC Cup 2022 with a goal to seal the 5-1 win for Viettel. Photo zingnews.vn HCM CITY — Viettel FC started their 2022 AFC Cup campaign with a flourish, thrashing Laos’ Young Elephants at the Thống Nhất Stadium on Friday. Despite conceding early with a goal from Bounphachan Bounkong, Pedro Paulo’s hat-trick alongside goals from Nguyễn Đức Hoàng Minh and Nhâm Mạnh Dũng helped the capital side complete a great comeback, winning 5-1. Park Hang-seo’s former assistant Bae Ji-won, on his first match managing the club, started the match without captain Bùi Tiến Dũng. However, the big gap between the two teams was clear, with chance after chance for Viettel’s Geovane Magno right from the off. Just when everyone was thinking about an easy night for Bae’s men, the Young Elephants showed why they are a top team in Laos, with an opening goal to silence the whole crowd. In the 6th minute, from a … [Read more...] about Viettel grab first win of AFC Cup

Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (right) in the SEA Games 31's final between Việt Nam and Thailand on May 22 in Hà Nội. Đức is one of players to watch at the coming AFC Cup. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The AFC Cup's ASEAN Zone will be back in action on Friday, nearly two years after it was cancelled in 2020, featuring eleven Southeast Asian clubs battling it out for regional glory. Ahead of the start of the competition, the AFC has highlighted Vietnamese midfielder Nguyễn Hoàng Đức of Viettel FC and four others as promising stars to watch as they try to help their clubs make a memorable run this season. "A key component of the Viettel side and a regular for the Việt Nam national team, Nguyễn Hoàng Đức has been among the most talked-about players in the Southeast Asian country in recent years and is set to grace the AFC Cup for the first time," the website wrote about the 24-year-old player. "A midfielder with an eye for goal, Đức helped Viettel secure the V.League 1 … [Read more...] about Midfielder Đức highlighted as one to watch at AFC Cup

Nguyen Hoang Duc (right) in the SEA Games 31’s final between Vietnam and Thailand on May 22 in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The AFC Cup's ASEAN Zone will be back in action on June 24, nearly two years after it was cancelled in 2020, featuring eleven Southeast Asian clubs battling it out for regional glory. Ahead of the start of the competition , the AFC has highlighted Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc of Viettel FC and four others as promising stars to watch as they try to help their clubs make a memorable run this season. "A key component of the Viettel side and a regular for the Vietnam national team, Nguyen Hoang Duc has been among the most talked-about players in the Southeast Asian country in recent years and is set to grace the AFC Cup for the first time," the website wrote about the 24-year-old player. "A midfielder with an eye for goal, Duc helped Viettel secure the V.League 1 title in 2020 and subsequently appeared in their maiden AFC … [Read more...] about Vietnamese midfielder highlighted as one to watch at AFC Cup