Perhaps no other National Cup season has been as notable from the first qualifying round as the 2024-2025 season taking place on October 19, even though it was only a clash between first-class teams. And the most notable star was striker Cong Phuong who scored in his debut match for Binh Phuoc Club against Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club.
Cong Phuong scored to help Binh Phuoc Club advance to the next round.
Cong Phuong and his teammates are rated higher than Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club in this match. Coach Nguyen Anh Duc has a squad of quality players with rich experience in top-level competition such as Bui Tan Truong, Huynh Tan Sinh, Hoang Minh Tam, Sam Ngoc Duc, Ho Sy Giap, Le Thanh Binh... However, in the match against Ho Chi Minh City youth team, Coach Anh Duc only put Cong Phuong, Tan Sinh and Le Thanh Binh in the main squad.
In this match, Cong Phuong played as an attacking midfielder. In the 5th minute, from a quick counter-attack, a teammate passed the ball right in front of the goal, Cong Phuong ran down and cushioned the ball very hard into the net of goalkeeper Duong Van Cuong of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth team. This was also Cong Phuong's first official goal in 13 months. The last time he scored in an official match was in September 2023. At that time, Cong Phuong received a pass from Hoang Duc and scored the opening goal of the 2-0 victory of the Vietnam team against Palestine in an international friendly match. That was also the last time Cong Phuong wore the Vietnam national team jersey. It should also be added that Vietnam national team coach Kim Sang-sik attended the match between Binh Phuoc and Ho Chi Minh City Youth yesterday afternoon. Cong Phuong's performance will be the basis for Mr. Kim to give him the opportunity to join the national team in the near future.
Returning to the match, despite scoring a goal, Cong Phuong did not leave much of an impression in this match. With a squad consisting of too many players from different teams who had just arrived, it was clear that coach Nguyen Anh Duc could not help Binh Phuoc Club create a cohesive and smooth playing style. Therefore, it can be seen that Cong Phuong was still lost in the minutes he was on the field. The frequency of him receiving the ball in the 16m50 area of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Team was also very low. Therefore, it was not surprising that in the 59th minute, Cong Phuong was taken off by coach Anh Duc. However, Cong Phuong's only goal also helped Binh Phuoc Club win 1-0 against the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Team to advance to the next round.
On October 19, 3 other matches also took place, with the results being that Dong Thap Club won Dong Nai Club 1-0, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Club won Hue Club 1-0 and Da Nang Club won Hoa Binh Club 11-10 (penalty shootout, 0-0 draw in 2 regular periods).
Dang Van Lam debuts at Ninh Binh Club
Today (October 20), the National Cup continues with many attractive matches. In particular, the key match will be the confrontation between Ho Chi Minh City Club and Ninh Binh Club (taking place at 7:15 p.m. at Thong Nhat Stadium). Although playing in the V-League, while the away team plays in the first division, Ho Chi Minh City Club does not have much of an advantage because it cannot use foreign players according to regulations. Especially when this season, Ninh Binh Club has invested heavily, owning a squad of players including many national team players such as goalkeeper Dang Van Lam, defenders Do Thanh Thinh, Nguyen Huu Tuan; midfielder Nguyen Duc Viet; strikers Nguyen Quoc Viet, Dinh Thanh Binh...
Other matches include Quang Nam vs Hai Phong and Khanh Hoa vs PVF-CAND (both at 5pm), Binh Dinh Club vs Binh Duong at Quy Nhon Stadium (6pm). The earliest match will be at 4pm between Long An Club and Ha Tinh.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cong-phuong-ghi-ban-tro-lai-sau-13-thang-nhung-185241019234010.htm
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