Vietnam’s SEA Games football victory finds prominent coverage in foreign media
ESPN ran a front-page story headlined “Vietnam retain Southeast Asian Games gold medal against Thailand to prove they are still force to be reckoned with,” saying “even at the simplest level, it was a victory with plenty of significance.”
With a 1-0 victory over Thailand on May 22, Vietnam claimed back-to-back gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games men's football tournament. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – ESPN ran a front-page story headlined “Vietnamretain Southeast Asian Games gold medal against Thailand to prove they arestill force to be reckoned with,” saying “even at the simplest level, it was avictory with plenty of significance.”
With a 1-0 victory over Thailand on May 22 – courtesy of the sumptuous 83rd-minute header from Nham Manh Dung – Vietnam claimed back-to-backgold medals in the Southeast Asian Games men's football tournament, itreported.
It was only their second championship since breaking theirgold-medal duck in 2019, ESPN said, adding that “the triumph was typical of thefootball that has become synonymous with Vietnam under Park Hang-seo - withorganisation and efficiency the hallmarks of the game plan.”
“Perhaps the most impressive aspect of their goldmedal-winning efforts is that it was down with a new generation of prospectsand not the golden generation that has fuelled much of Vietnam's recentsuccess.”
Thailand’s Siam Sports described the 0-1 loss Thailand suffered as “heartbreaking.”
French’s news agency AFP highlighted the exciting atmospherein Vietnam after the win, reporting thousands of people waving flags pouredinto the streets of Hanoi and other cities after the SEA Games hosts beatfierce rivals Thailand 1-0 in the men's football final.
Thousands of people waving flags pour into the streets of Hanoi to celebrate the victory. (Photo: VNA)
“Defending their football crown from the 2019 Games, thehome team came out on top of a tough match in front of a capacity 40,000 crowdat Hanoi's rocking My Dinh stadium,” it said.
“Downpours had drenched Hanoi all day, but that did notdampen the enthusiasm of red-clad spectators who began arriving for the clashseveral hours before it began in an effort to grab a prime seat,” according to AFP.
The Vietnamese cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh,erupted as the home team held on for a narrow, nervy win, it stated./.
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With a 1-0 victory over Thailand on May 22, Vietnam claimed back-to-back gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games men's football tournament. (Photo: VNA)
Thousands of people waving flags pour into the streets of Hanoi to celebrate the victory. (Photo: VNA)
Photo: VNA
