Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc welcomed U23 Việt Nam – the runner-up of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship (AFC) in China – in Hà Nội on Sunday, praising their excellent performance at the continental tournament.
The national U23 squad yesterday were honoured for their success at the Asian championship at a Gala at the Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đình Stadium.
Supporters cheer U23 Việt Nam on their arrival at the Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. The team is scheduled to tour the capital’s downtown before going to the mỹ Đình Stadium to attend a gala dinner held in their honour.
Tens of thousands of fans endured cold weather to greet Việt Nam’s U23 squad on Sunday as they returned home to celebrate winning a silver medal at the Asian Championship, which closed in China on Saturday.
Việt Nam claimed the silver medal of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship after losing 2-1 to Uzbekistan in the last minute of extra time in the final on Saturday in China.
Midfilder Quang Hải hit a spectacular free kick to score an equaliser for U23 Việt Nam. The score of the 2018 final U23 Việt Nam versus U23 Uzbekistan is 1-1. — VNS
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Downtown HCM City had an excited air today as thousands of fans waited anxiously for the final game between Việt Nam and Uzbekistan in the Asia Football Conference (AFC) U23 Championship, to be played in China today at 3pm (Hà Nội Time).
The semi-final versus Qatar was memories that will not soon be forgotten. Việt Nam played a gruesome 120-minute battle, coming from behind twice to lead the game to a penalty conclusion. It was goal keeper Bùi Tiến Dũng's night as he successfully deflected two penalties before his teammate Thanh hit home for a ticket to the final. Players broke into tears as well as the five-hundred-odd fans that braced the cold in the stadium to cheer for the team.
Việt Nam President Trần Đại Quang yesterday decided to present a first-class Labour Order to the U23 side for their outstanding performance at the ongoing Asian championship in China.
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