Vietnam team and Mr. Kim gave special gifts to fans in Ho Chi Minh City

The match against Nepal at 7:30 p.m. on October 14 is an opportunity for the Vietnamese team and coach Kim Sang-sik to give a special gift to Ho Chi Minh City fans.

Xuan Manh celebrates scoring his first goal for the Vietnamese team

Photo: Independence

Special match of Vietnam team

At 7:30 p.m. on October 14, the second leg match between Vietnam and Nepal in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers will take place at Thong Nhat Stadium. This is a special match because Nepal is the "home team" while coach Kim Sang-sik and his team are the guests.

Mr. Kim...

Photo: Ngoc Linh

With students at Thong Nhat Stadium

Photo: Ngoc Linh

In addition, this will also be an opportunity for Mr. Kim to introduce himself to Ho Chi Minh City fans. Having at least one match at Thong Nhat Stadium has always been a tradition maintained through generations of head coaches of the Vietnam national team, except for coach Philippe Troussier who failed and had to leave early.

In fact, Ho Chi Minh City has a large community of Koreans living, studying and working there. Therefore, Mr. Kim can expect to receive the support of his fellow countrymen. His predecessor Park Hang-seo himself also received a similar special welcome.

Tien Linh's desire

Tien Linh has a chance to equal coach Le Huynh Duc's scoring record

Photo: Independence

In addition, the Vietnamese team will also mark their return to Thong Nhat Stadium for the first time after 3 years away, since the end of Coach Park Hang-seo's reign at the end of 2022, where we beat India and Singapore in the Hung Thinh Friendly Cup.

Besides, striker Tien Linh will also enter the match with great motivation because Thong Nhat Stadium is also his home stadium, in his capacity as captain of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club (HCMC Police) since joining here at the beginning of this season.

Tien Linh is even more eager to score because he is getting closer to the scoring record of CA TP.HCM head coach Le Huynh Duc for the Vietnam national team, when the opening goal against Nepal on October 9 helped him to be only 1 goal behind his coach (26 compared to 27 goals).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-va-ong-kim-tang-qua-dac-biet-den-nguoi-ham-mo-tphcm-185251011163829111.htm