Football fans flock to Hoan Kiem Lake to celebrate victory over Thailand

Immediately after Vietnam defeated Thailand 2-1 in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup (AFF Cup) final, thousands of fans flocked to the center of the capital to wave flags to celebrate the victory.

From 10:30 p.m. on Hue - Hang Bai street, the route towards Hoan Kiem lake, the number of fans passing by is getting larger and larger. Grasping the situation, the service of selling flags and banners cheering for the Vietnamese team appeared immediately. At 11pm, all the roads leading to Hoan Kiem Lake were packed with people. This image has not appeared for a long time since Coach Park Hang-seo was no longer the head coach of the Vietnam national team. Crowds of people cheered loudly in one corner of the street. As each group of motorbikes passed by, young men on foot stood in front of them, high-fiving each other as if their team had won the championship. The minivan has been transformed into a vehicle to transport people to cheer on football. An excited girl sat on the roof of the taxi. Ms. Vu Mai (on Tran Nhan Tong street) shared that she rarely has the opportunity to celebrate defeating Thailand, so she and her family went out to enjoy the joy of victory. At the intersection of Tran Nhan Tong and Ba Trieu, many young people went out into the street to wave flags to cheer on the movement after the convoy had passed. Many residents on both sides of the neighborhood where the cheering motorcade passed by took the opportunity to livestream the scene on social media. There were many strange football cheering situations among the crowd. A young man even brought drinks in a big can to "serve his brothers". A fan brought a metal pot out to the street to beat and stir things up. A young man attracted attention by going shirtless in the cold air, 16 degrees Celsius weather. Previously, at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ), coach Kim Sang Sik and his team defeated Thailand 2-1, creating an advantage before the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final in Bangkok, 3 days later.

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