HAGL striker gave a table to the late coach Duong Minh Ninh
After scoring the goal to make it 2-0 with a long shot in the 32nd minute, Quoc Viet looked up to the sky, clasping his hands with sincerity. After the match, the striker born in 2003 admitted to being moved when he remembered former coach Duong Minh Ninh and doctor Dao Trong Tri - two of the three members of the mountain town club who died in a traffic accident in Chu Puh district. Gia Lai province on August 12.
"This is my first goal in the tournament. I want to dedicate it to you and me," Quoc Viet said after the match at Rayong Stadium.
Mr. Ninh has been with HAGL for more than 20 years, since before the club was taken over by manager Doan Nguyen Duc in 2002. In 2003, when a series of stars came to Pleiku Stadium, he lost his main kick and switched to post-war job. need. In 2007, when HAGL established the academy, he was appointed assistant to coach Guilaumme Graechen. Since then, all generations of HAGL players, including the 2003 generation of Quoc Viet, have been taught by him.
Quoc Viet joined HAGL's youth academy in 2016, at the age of 13. In 2022, the center moved to Nutifood's management. A year later, Quoc Viet wore the HAGL shirt to compete in the V-League. After the match against SLNA at the V-League on August 11, HAGL members returned home. Mr. Ninh, doctor Tri and Portuguese striker Paollo Madeira Oliveir were brought to Gia Lai by the driver and unfortunately had an accident.
Regarding the victory against Malaysia, Quoc Viet said: "I am very pleased when the home team won tickets to play in the final. To have this victory, we spent time analyzing the opponent. After that, the coaching staff set out a method. countermeasures. We followed the coach's instructions and achieved the goal of winning."
Although the tournament did not receive much attention, it took place in Thailand, but many Vietnamese fans still followed Quoc Viet and his teammates. The striker on the HAGL staff thanked and promised to do his best to repay the fans' love.
After winning against Malaysia, Vietnam has two days to prepare for the final of U23 Southeast Asia, taking place at 8 pm on August 26 against Indonesia.
