Midfielder Quang Hai is overloaded

In the 34th minute, when Vietnam was leading 1-0, Quang Hai signaled to be substituted. He seemed to be in pain after a ball control phase before the dispute of the Lao player. Coach Park Hang-seo immediately withdrew the 25-year-old midfielder to the field, gave him an ice pack and used the old general Nguyen Van Quyet instead.

This morning, Dr. Tran Anh Tuan took Quang Hai to the hospital, about 30 minutes' drive from the team's hotel, for an MRI scan. Accordingly, midfielder number 19 is just overloaded. But to be safe, it is likely that Quang Hai will be given a break from the match against Malaysia in the second round at My Dinh Stadium on December 27.

Quang Hai was injured and dropped out of the tournament under Mr. Park at the 2019 SEA Games. At that time, he injured his thigh muscle in the match against Singapore in the group stage, and had to sit outside watching his teammates compete in the journey. won a gold medal.

Quang Hai was born in 1997, grew up in the training center of Hanoi Club. He has played every tournament under Coach Park, won the runner-up position at the 2018 Asian U23 Championship, won the 2018 AFF Cup, won the gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games. He also won every domestic title with the Hanoi club such as the V-League. , National Cup, National Super Cup, Balloon.

Quang Hai currently plays for Pau FC in the French Second Division. Although the AFF Cup is not part of the FIFA system, the management of Pau FC still accepts Quang Hai's personal wish, allowing him to participate in Coach Park's final tournament with the Vietnamese team.

A day after the 6-0 victory over Laos, the players who competed were asked to relax at the hotel, while the reserve group went to the National Stadium's side yard to practice. The team will return to Hanoi tonight.