ASIAD 18: Asian media spotlight Vietnam Olympic’s historic win
Asian media run articles spotlighting the Vietnam Olympic team’s August 23 historic victory against the Bahrain team to earn a berth in the quarter-finals of the Asian Games 2018 held in Indonesia.
The goal, described as “more valuable than gold” by many fans and commentators, was scored by Nguyen Cong Phuong, wearing jersey number 9, at the 88th minute. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Asian media run articles spotlighting the VietnamOlympic team’s August 23 historic victory against the Bahrain team to earn aberth in the quarter-finals of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 held in Indonesia.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) updated the result ofthe match right after it finished. In an article titled “Late strike makesVietnam through” posted on its website www.the-afc.com, the confederation affirmedthat the team “delivered a lethal blow through substitute Nguyen Cong Phuong’sfine strike in the 88th minute to seal a hard-fought victory”.
The Asian version of Fox Sports, www.foxsportsasia.com, describedstriker Cong Phuong as the brightest star of the match with his 88th-minutegoal through the article titled “Asian Games 2018: Cong Phuong the hero asVietnam see off plucky Bahrain”.
Meanwhile, Bola, a sports newspaper of host Indonesia,devotes its admire to goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung who successfully blocked adangerous shot by striker Mohammed Marhoon.
Meanwhile, the Republic of Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspapercompared the Vietnamese team’s coach Park Hang-seo, a Korean national, as“Magician Hiddink” who led the RoK to the World Cup 2002 semi-finals. At thattime, Park served as an assistant to the Dutch coach. The newspaper affirmedthat Vietnam’s victory was persuasive as the red team controlled most of thematch.
With this triumph, Vietnam will face Syria in thequarter-finals on August 27.-VNA
The Vietnam Olympic team made history with its first entrance into the ASIAD quarter-finals after winning 1- 0 against Bahrain during the last stages of the 16-team knockout round for the men’s football of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 in Indonesia on August 23.
The Vietnam Olympic team enters the quarter-finals after winning Bahrain 1-0 at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia on August 23. Thousands of their fans at home crowded local roads to celebrate.
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The goal, described as “more valuable than gold” by many fans and commentators, was scored by Nguyen Cong Phuong, wearing jersey number 9, at the 88th minute. (Source: VNA) 
