Khuat Van Khang had to get 10 stitches, but is still ready for U.23 Vietnam

Midfielder Khuat Van Khang had to leave the field early after a collision with Tay Van Toan. Coach Kim Sang-sik's favorite player was immediately taken to the hospital to receive 10 stitches.

Khuat Van Khang left the field after a collision with Tay Van Toan.

Photo: Minh Tu

Khuat Van Khang's unexpected accident

On the night of August 22 at Hang Day Stadium, in the 38th minute of the match between The Cong Viettel and Ho Chi Minh City Police Club (HCMC Police Club), after a dispute on the sideline between Khuat Van Khang and Tay Van Toan, both of them lay down on the field.

Tay Van Toan then got up and continued playing normally, but Khuat Van Khang had to seek medical help. Slow motion footage showed that Toan's hand hit the face of the Viettel The Cong player, but referee Xuan Hung did not notice.

Due to heavy bleeding, coach Kim Sang-sik's favorite player had to leave the field early in the 39th minute and was replaced by coach Popov with Van Tram. Immediately after, the army team's number 11 midfielder was taken by ambulance straight to the hospital.

Mr. Kim breathed a sigh of relief.

Khuat Van Khang is an important pillar of The Cong Viettel

Photo: Minh Tu

The match then ended with a 3-0 victory for The Cong Viettel on the day that expensive defender Matheus of CA TP.HCM Club made a mistake leading to a penalty that helped Pedro open the score, before Darmian An and Lucao added 2 more goals at the end of the match.

Khuat Van Khang was later discharged from the hospital with 10 stitches on his lip, where doctors had to stitch two layers inside and outside for the 2003-born man. The good news is that his health is still stable and he will not have to rest for too long.

It is expected that after 1-2 days of rest, Khuat Van Khang will be able to practice with his teammates to prepare for the match against Becamex TP.HCM Club in round 3 of V-League. It is expected that Coach Popov can still confidently use his young student who had 10 assists for The Cong Viettel last season.

This means that after round 3, Khuat Van Khang can still concentrate on FIFA Day next September - the time when the Vietnam U.23 team will play the qualifying round of the U.23 Asian Cup at Viet Tri Stadium, facing opponents Bangladesh (September 3), Singapore (September 6) and Yemen (September 9).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/khuat-van-khang-phai-khau-10-mui-nhung-van-san-sang-cho-u23-viet-nam-185250823111658368.htm