Viet Nam beat the Philippines 3-0 in their opening match at the Asian Football Confederation Girls’ U14 Regional Championship for the ASEAN zone on June 23 in Ha Noi.

Nguyen Thi Thu Hien of Viet Nam (left) vies for a ball with Rebosura of the Philippines during their Group B match at the Asian Football Confederation Girls’ U14 Regional Championship for the ASEAN zone. Viet Nam won 3-0.

Tran Thi Hai Linh converted a penalty shootout into the opening goal in the 26th minute.
Coach Nguyen Tien Minh of Viet Nam made four changes in the second half. His changes worked well as substitute Nguyen Thi Hang made it 2-0 for the host with a close-range shoot.
She then got another goal towards the end of the match.
“They are still young and can’t avoid feeling nervous when competing at the continental level. They had psychological mental issues, but overcame them to get their first win today. I believe they will grow stronger in the future,” Minh said at the post-match meeting.
However, he said his players did not connect well with each other, leading to a lack of understanding. He hoped the problem would be solved in the next game.
Coach Marnelli Salvador Dimzon of the Philippines said her team had bad luck as they wasted several chances. However, she was satisfied with what they did, because the players had prepared for only one month for the tournament.
In another Group B game, Singapore beat Malaysia 3-1.
In Group A, the defending champion hammered Laos 9-0 and Myanmar beat Cambodia 3-0

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Hoang Anh Gia Lai will not have their best players to face powerhouse Ha Noi T&T in the quarter-final of the National Cup today, June 24.

Back in action: Midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh will be included in the starting list for Hoang Anh Gia Lai in today’s quarter-final against Ha Noi T&T. — Photo newszing.vn

National U23 striker Nguyen Van Toan injured his knee just a few days after returning from the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and needs time to recover, according to the team’s doctors.
Midfielder Nguyen Phong Hong Duy will have to rest until the end of the season to allow his broken ankle to recover. Striker Le Hoang Thien suffers a sprain. Meanwhile, goalie Pham Van Tien has a neck vertebrae injury.
However, the good news is that their key players Nguyen Tuan Anh and Luong Xuan Truong, the national U23 midfielders, are ready for action.
Anh who had to go home some days before the SEA Games because of a thigh injury was tested 30 minutes in the 1/8 round match. He played a key role in helping his team set up their domination before beating People’s Police.
Their foreign duo, Anzite Franklin and Sanogo Moussa, have also been named to play their second match for the two-time champions.
In their latest meet, Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost 3-4 to Ha Noi T&T at the Hang Day Stadium. The match saw defender Nguyen Hong Tien of the hosts stamping on the face of Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s defender Le Van Son.
Right ahead of the quarter-final match, national midfielder Nguyen Van Quyet of Ha Noi T&T promised fair play with beautiful goals and performance from both sides.
Former V.League champions SHB Da Nang do not have many chances to win their crown back this season as they are closer to the bottom teams.
Winning the National Cup title is the only way to save them from an empty-handed season.
Today, a meet with Hai Phong on home turf will be an advantage for them as they will get a strong support from home fans. The visitors have won only one match since the beginning of the season.
Apart from two new foreigners, Yaikel Perez and Sean Fraser, on the front line, Da Nang, who played seven consecutive matches without a loss in V.League 1, will welcome back their U23 player Vo Huy Toan.
Fraser gave a perfect pass to Perez to score the only goal in Da Nang’s 1-0 win over Thanh Hoa in the last round. Toan has been one of the best SEA Games scorers, with five goals in his bag, and promises to continue shooting in the coming game.
Dong Nai have been struggling at the V.League 1, but they have so far had a successful run in the National Cup as they went through the quarters without much difficulty.
Coach Tran Binh Su hopes that his new striker, Kisekka Henry, will continue to show off his high performance at a match against Dong Tam Long An.
Henry scored an opener in Dong Nai’s 3-1 win over Can Tho in the 1/8 round last weekend.
“We will try our best to beat Dong Nai in the quarters. If we can do that, we will have the advantage of playing at home in the semi-finals,” said Su.

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Man City FC is set to have a friendly match with Vietnam’s national team at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on July 27

Earlier, Vietnam had a chance to welcome many well-known football teams such as Arsenal and Juventus.
Juventus (1996)
In 1996, world famous team Juventus brought four players to Vietnam, namely Gianluca Vialli, Gianluca Pessotto, Michelangelo Rampulla and Attilio Lombardo. It defeated the host’s national team 2-1 at Hang Day stadium.
Barcelona B (2005)
Early June 2005, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) organized Honda Cup with the participation of four teams: U23 Vietnam, Barcelona B, Bucheon (the Republic of Korea) and U23 Indonesia.
U23 Vietnam surprisingly beat Barcelona B 1-0. Phan Thanh Binh made the only one goal.
Olympic Brazil (2008)
The team coached by Carlos Dunga chose Vietnam to prepare for Olympic Games 2008. It brought a strong team to the country, including Ronaldinho, Pato, Anderson and Marcelo.
Vietnamese national team lost to Brazilian team 0-2 in a friendly match at My Dinh Stadium.
Arsenal (2013)
Famous football players Theo Walcott, Mikel Arteta, Wilshere, Giroud, Sagna of Arsenal FC arrived in Vietnam in 2013. They defeated Vietnamese football players 7-1.
Man City (2015)
Manchester City will play friendly in Vietnam on July 27 at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium.
Manchester City who has pledged to bring their top players such as Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, and David Silva will be the second club from England to land in Vietnam, after Arsenal who came two years ago.

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AS Roma have agreed to compete with the national football team in late July, the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) announced.

The Italian Serie A’s runners-up team are expected to land in Ha Noi with their best players such as Captain Francesco Totti, Radja Naggolaing, Adem Lajic and Ashley Cole.
The match will be organised at the My Dinh Stadium on July 24.
The Italians are the second team to confirm their Viet Nam visit, after England’s Manchester City who will meet the hosts three days later at the same venue.
Both teams will arrive in Viet Nam after their tours in Australia, where they will play each other and Real Madrid in Melbourne.
AS Roma lost 1-3 on aggregate to Manchester City in this season’s Champions League in Group E.
Early last year, AS Roma sent their U19 squad to compete in a four-team tournament in HCM City’s Thong Nhat Stadium.
It had planned to tour Viet Nam two years ago, but could not make it as they were busy with the Italian Cup semi-final competition.

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European giant Manchester City will play a friendly match with the national football team on July 27 at the Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium.

According to Do Quang Hien, chairman of the board of directors of SHB Bank, a partner of Manchester City, the two sides have basically agreed with each other on organising the game. A contract on the match is expected to arrive in Vietnam on June 22.
The representatives of SHB Bank and Vietnam Football Federation will hold a discussion before signing it.
Hien refused to reveal the fee for Manchester City’s visit but confirmed, “it is big and we have to mobilise sponsorships from other enterprises and firms, apart from selling tickets.”
Manchester City who have pledged to bring their top players such as Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, and David Silva will be the second club from England to land in Vietnam, after Arsenal who came two years ago.
Manchester City also plan to establish a football academy here in the future.

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