Vietnam beats Bangladesh in friendly game

The Vietnam Olympic football team defeated their Bangladesh counterpart 4-2 in a friendly game in the Republic of Korea on September 10 in preparation for the 2014 Asian Games (ASIAD 17).

The match was held to help Coach Toshiya Miura, test the squad and his strategies for one last time before competing in ASIAD 17 which kicks off on September 15.

The Vietnam Olympic team started the game with a 4-4-2 formation and earned the first score in the 12th minute thanks to a goal by striker Mac Hong Quan.

Hoang Thinh continued the scoring with two goals in the 24th and 55th minute. Huynh Van Thanh made the final goal on 88 minutes.

The two goals of Bangladesh’s team were made in the 62nd and 75th minutes.

In ASIAD 17, the team is listed in group H. It is scheduled to compete with Iran on September 15 and Kyrgyzstan on September 22.

Sy to coach Can Tho for three seasons

V-League's new team Can Tho will sign a contract with well-known coach Nguyen Van Sy in their first season at the national premier league in 2015.

"We have agreed on all terms. The signing ceremony will be held soon. The Can Tho provincial leaders really pay attention to football, so I think things would be favourable for us," Sy was quoted as saying by The Thao 24h newspaper.

The contract will reportedly be valid for three years. And in their first season, the team aim to perform well so that they are not relegated to the lower league.

Last month, Sy completed his contract with the troubled Ninh Binh whose future is undecided after their match-fixing and gambling scandals.

Kien Quoc and My Trang win men’s and women’s singles events

The 32nd Nhan Dan Newspaper National Table Tennis Championships concluded in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on September 10, with Doan Kien Quoc and Mai Hoang My Trang claiming the remaining prestigious men’s and women’s singles titles.

Kien Quoc, a veteran Khanh Hoa player, produced a spectacular resumption to the men’s singles reigning position by handling Le Tien Dat from the Army team 4-3 (12/10, 4/11, 11/3, 8/11, 7/11, 11/6, 12/10) in a dramatic final clash on Wednesday evening.

The convincing victory enabled Kien Quoc to reclaim his men’s singles crown which he had lost at the hands of another Army player, Duong Van Nam as a result of his bitter 1-4 defeat in the final match of last year’s event.

There was no surprise made in the women’s singles category as Mai Hoang My Trang, of Petrosetco Ho Chi Minh City, easily crushed Tien Giang’s Pham Thi Thien Kim in four straight sets (11/7, 11/6, 11/3, 11/5) and successfully defended her national championship title.

The People’s Public Security team wrapped up their five-day campaign with 2.5 gold medals (won in the women’s doubles, women’s team and mixed doubles disciplines), and three bronze medals (women’s singles, and men’s team).

Petrosetco HCM City came in second with 1.5 gold (women’s singles and mixed doubles), three silver medals (men’s doubles, women’s doubles and men’s team), and two bronze medals (men’s doubles and women’s team). The third-place position went to the Army team with one gold (men’s doubles), two silver (women’s team and men’s singles) and three bronze medals (women’s doubles and mixed doubles).

Addressing the Wednesday closing ceremony, Nhan Dan Newspaper Deputy Editor-in-chief and head of the tournament’s steering board, Le Quoc Khanh, congratulated the athletes and praised their battling spirit during their five-day fierce competition, while also sending deep thanks to the PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertiliser Company Limited for its effective sponsorship.

The organising board awarded trophies, medals and prize money to the winners and presented prizes to two promising young male and female players, Dinh Anh Hoang of Hanoi T&T, and Pham Thi Thu Huong of Hanoi.

VNS/Nhan Dan