Vietnamese midfielder wins best goal in Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship
Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai’s goal against Uzbekistan in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship was voted the best goal of the tournament by fans on the AFC website.
Voters could choose between 10 goals scored during the tournament which finished in China on January 27, with Vietnam losing to Uzbekistan 2-1 after extra-time. After 4 days, there were a total of 218,915 votes for the 10 goals, with Hai’s free kick against Uzbekistan receiving 139,704 votes, 64% of the total votes.
Hai’s strike from distance against Qatar in the semi-final received 53,970 votes, accounting for 25% to rank second. Twenty-year-old Hai has been hailed as the hero of the Vietnamese team at the AFC event. He scored five goals, only behind Almoez Ali of Qatar, who scored six.
Vietnam’s U23 squad failed to grasp their historic AFC championship title after succumbing to a narrow 1-2 defeat to Uzbekistan in the finals on January 27. However, with their brave fighting spirit unabated until the last minute, Park Hang-Seo’s players have become the victors in the hearts of millions of football lovers.
This was the first time a Vietnamese national team has made it to the finals of a continental championship, attracting attention from football fans across the globe. In the snowy conditions at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center, it was Uzbek defender Rustamjon Ashurmatov who scored first with a header in the 8th minute.
More than half an hour later, Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai equalized with a free kick. It was his fifth goal at the championship, making him one of the top scorers.
The match remained level in the second half, forcing the teams into extra time. In the 120th minute, Uzbek striker Andrey Sidorov scored the game-winning second goal, seizing the crown for Uzbekistan.
Quang Hai’s free kick against Uzbekistan.
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Vietnam’s U23 squad failed to grasp their historic AFC championship title after succumbing to a narrow 1-2 defeat to Uzbekistan in the finals on January 27. However, with their brave fighting spirit unabated until the last minute, Park Hang-Seo’s players have become the victors in the hearts of millions of football lovers.
This was the first time a Vietnamese national team has made it to the finals of a continental championship, attracting attention from football fans across the globe. In the snowy conditions at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center, it was Uzbek defender Rustamjon Ashurmatov who scored first with a header in the 8th minute.
More than half an hour later, Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai equalized with a free kick. It was his fifth goal at the championship, making him one of the top scorers.
The match remained level in the second half, forcing the teams into extra time. In the 120th minute, Uzbek striker Andrey Sidorov scored the game-winning second goal, seizing the crown for Uzbekistan.
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