AFC U23 Championship: Bravery gains Vietnam another miracle

1/22/2018 - 11:20:59 AM

Vietnam U23 team continue their history-making journey at the regional AFC U23 Championship in China after beating the title favourite Iraq in the penalty shootout to reach the semifinal for the first time.

Vietnam create another shock to become one of the four strongest U23 teams in the continent at the moment. (Credit: AFC)

Vietnam was not as highly rated as Iraq U23, as of their disadvantage in height and physical strength, coach Park Hang-seo’s players proved their strong determination to create consecutive surprises.

This is a deserved win for the Vietnamese squad as they had consistently fought back and played courageously to ease the pressure in the 120 minutes against Iraq. They tied 3-3 after overtime and later ended up 5-3 during the suspenseful shootout to wrap up the thrilling match.

Speaking after the dramatic win, Vietnam’s head coach Park said that this victory is to all football supporters in Vietnam. The Korean coach confirmed that Vietnam U23 won the match and he was not the least bit surprised. "I always thought that my players could win. They always believe that and today they proved their ability. We had team spirit and the determination of the players who will never stop until the final whistle."

Iraq head coach Abdulghani Shahad said that he could not have anticipated the match result: "I was very surprised by the performance of Vietnam U23, but they deserved the win. I would like to apologise to the Iraqi fans and take the responsibility for this defeat."

Vietnam play well to defeat former champions Iraq 5-3 in a penalty shootout after an extraordinary 3-3 draw following extra-time. (Credit: Fox Sports Asia)

Immediately after the dramatic clash, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a congratulatory letter to the team. This is the second letter from the head of government within the past few days, in which he said that the courage, willpower and bravery of the Vietnamese people resulted in the meaningful victory. This victory is the pride of Vietnamese sports in general and for Vietnam football in particular.

He expressed his hope that the team would uphold the spirit of solidarity, discipline and determination to play well in the semi-final against Qatar and firmly step into the final match.

Late Saturday, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien sent a letter to the team.

The semi-final berth also earned Vietnam an additional bonus. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Vietnam National Olympic Committee decided to reward them VND1 billion. The Vietnam Football Federation also affirmed that it would present them VND1 billion after such an impressive victory.

Park’s side also received great praise and congratulations from regional media and football fans for their resounding results in China.

Source: NDO

Promoting the spirit of physical exercise and sports for young people

Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.

Shining the passion in every dancing step

In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.

Hoa Binh FC wins the first match at home stadium

In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.

The people of Hoa Binh City enthusiastically celebrated Vietnam''s victory with a "storming parade"

After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.

Hoa Binh City rejoices with the joy of the victory with Vietnamese football team

After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.

Hoa Binh FC plays a friendly match and explores the culture and tourism in Mai Chau district

Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.