Vietnam Football and beautiful memories at Rizal Memorial

In the 90+1 minute of the group stage match of SEA Games 30 (2019), Nguyen Hoang Duc scored a superb long-range shot that exploded the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The beautiful goal of the midfielder born in 1998 helped U.22 Vietnam make a spectacular comeback to defeat U.22 Indonesia with a score of 2-1. Not only that, also at Rizal Memorial Stadium, the team led by coach Park Hang-seo continued to beat Indonesia 3-0 in the final and won the precious SEA Games gold medal after exactly 60 years of waiting (since 1959).

Hoang Duc once scored a masterpiece at Rizal Memorial Stadium.

At the 2019 SEA Games, Hoang Duc was an important factor for U.22 Vietnam. Exactly 4 years later, the midfielder of Viettel Club is now the top hope of the Vietnam team. The performance and form of the midfielder from Hai Duong has a great influence on the playing style and results of the team led by coach Troussier. Whether he is assigned to play as a striker or midfielder, Hoang Duc will have the opportunity to do something. The 25-year-old star must be very eager to score once again at Rizal Memorial Stadium, to help the Vietnam team make an important step forward in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

The team practiced at Rizal Stadium on the evening of November 15.

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The current Vietnamese team still has 3 names who participated in the 30th SEA Games. In addition to Hoang Duc, Hung Dung and Tien Linh are the 2 faces who won the gold medal at the regional sports festival in 2019. Notably, Dung and Linh both left their mark on the Rizal Memorial Stadium, with goals scored by the opponent. And surely they also want to recreate these beautiful memories, when the Vietnamese team faces the Philippines.

Tien Linh scored a total of 6 goals during the 30th SEA Games. Of which, the Binh Duong Club striker scored 1 goal at Rizal Memorial Stadium, when he scored against U.22 Cambodia in the semi-final. And more than anyone else, the striker born in 1997 wants to show himself at this time to relieve psychological pressure and relieve pressure from public opinion. In 2023, Tien Linh's performance was continuously interrupted by injuries, so it was difficult for him to regain his best form. This 26-year-old striker has not had much luck in the Vietnamese national team, when coach Troussier did not give him many opportunities to play. A goal at this time can help Tien Linh regain the necessary confidence and become the main striker of the Vietnamese national team, as he did in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup (5 goals).

Meanwhile, Hung Dung also scored an important goal against U.22 Indonesia in the final match of SEA Games 30, at Rizal Memorial Stadium. In this return, the midfielder of Hanoi Club expressed: "The feeling of Rizal Memorial Stadium is very familiar. But the past is over, my team and I are focusing on the match with the Philippines team. Of course, what happened has helped us become more confident. In general, it is the motivation to help us become more mentally stable".

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