VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leading goalkeeper Duong Hong Son of Hanoi T&T FC will join the friendly game between Vietnam and Mozambique on June 23.



Previously, Son was suspected to be out of inspiration to devote himself to the national football team because he reported of being wounded right before the national team was summoned for the two friendly matches against China and Hong Kong.

Son was born in 1981. He used to be the second goalkeeper of Song Lam Nghe An and U23 national team in 2003. Son began the top goalkeeper of Vietnam when he and the national team won the Southeast championship (AFF Cup) in 2008. The same year he joined Hanoi T&T. In 2010, Hong Son highly contributed to this team’s first V-League championship.

After the AFF Cup 2008, many members of the national team were believed to be out of aspiration to make a contribution to the national team, including Son.

In 2010, Hong Son was convened to the national team for the qualifier round of Asian Cup 2011. Vietnam was considered to be unable to enter the finale of Asian Cup 2011. Hong Son was doubted to manage to elude from joining the team. Only several hours before the team left Vietnam, the goalkeeper declared to have lost his passport. However, while the team was about to get on board, the coach said that he found the passport.

Returning from Hong Kong, coach Phan Thanh Hung of the national team made some changes. Specifically, SHB Danang’s goalkeeper Phan Thang Binh will be replaced by Duong Hong Son while midfielder Van Quyet and Hoang Van Binh will be replaced by Mai Tien Thanh and Huynh Quoc Anh.

The national team will convene in HCM City on June 19 to prepare for the game against Mozambique.

The national team list:

Goalkeepers: Hong Son, Manh Dung
Defenders: Phuoc Vinh, Bat Hieu, Viet Cuong, Dinh Dong, Minh Duc, Hong Tien, Quang Thanh, Chi Cong

Midfielders: Tien Thanh, Ngoc Duy, Duy Nam, Sy Cuong, Trong Hoang, Thanh Luong, Thanh Hung, Tan Tai, Quoc Anh

Strikers: Anh Duc, Viet Thang, Cong Vinh

In related news, Vietnamese German Thanh Giang was rejected from the U22 Vietnam squad. The team, with 23 members, including Hong Quan (Czech Republic), is now in Thailand for drilling.

On June 17, the team played a friendly match vs. Maldives. It will have another friendly game against Thailand’s U22 team on June 19.

On June 21, the team will fly from Thailand to Myanmar for the qualifier round of the U22 Asia Championship.

The U22 line-up:

Goalkeepers: Tran Buu Ngoc, Lam An Do, Nguyen Van Hung

Fullbacks: Nguyen Xuan Hung, Nguyen Huu Phuc, Le Xuan Anh, Nguyen Tien Duy, Tran Dinh Hoang, Duong Thanh Hoa, Nguyen Thanh Hien.

Midfielders: Le Quoc Phuong, Ngo Hoang Thinh, Do Van Thuan, Nguyen Hai Duy, Huynh Van Thanh, Tran Bao Anh, Mac Hong Quan, Van Quyet

Strikers: Giang Tran Quach Tan, Nguyen Trung Tin, Ngan Van Dai, Nguyen Dinh Bao, Ha Minh Tuan.

S. Tung