Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Hanoi: Vietnam fell short on penalties to miss out on a bronze medal finish at the recent 2018 Asian Games, but head coach Park Hang-seo has his sights already set on the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup later in November.
The Southeast Asian lost 4-3 to the United Arab Emirates in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw in regulation time, but the Vietnam U-23 squad and Park have received nothing but praise from their fans.
“We lost the bronze medal match in the penalty shoot-out but received much support and encouragement from the people of Vietnam,” said Park.
“Korea Republic also gave us a lot of attention, and I want to give my deep thanks to all.”
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Incheon: Korea Republic's U-23 squad received a warm welcome from hundreds of fans at the Incheon International Airport on Monday after winning the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games men's football tournament.
Korea Republic, led by head coach Kim Hak-bum, defeated Japan 2-1 in extra time to claim their fifth gold medal, with Lee Seung-woo and Hwang Hee-chan scoring a goal apiece at the Pakan Sari Stadium in Cibinong.
"We earned a good result because of our players' hard-working effort," Kim said. "We want to thank our football fans for supporting us."
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Cibinong: Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu only had praise for his players despite their heartbreaking defeat to Korea Republic in the 2018 Asian Games Indonesia men's football final on Saturday.
Japan, fielding an U-21 squad in the U-23 tournament, did extremely well to force the final to extra-time as they showed great resilience to hold off their more experienced East Asian rivals for a greater part of a pulsating final at the Pakan Sari Stadium.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Cibinong: The United Arab Emirates won the 2018 Asian Games Indonesia men's football bronze medal, defeating Vietnam 4-3 on penalties after the play-off match had ended 1-1.
It was the third shootout win for the UAE, who also defeated Indonesia (Round of 16) and DPR Korea (quarter-finals) on penalties before falling to Japan in the semi-finals.
It was a heartbreaking defeat for Vietnam - having already made history by reaching the last four for the first time since the country’s unification - who were hoping to end their campaign with the bronze after losing to Korea Republic in the semi-finals.
However, it was UAE who claimed the early advantage when Ahmad Al Hashmi latched onto a stray ball, surged down the middle, evaded several Vietnamese players before unleashing a right-footed strike into the bottom right of the net in the 17th minute for a fine individual goal.