Vietnam national team lost 0-4 to Nam Dinh Club despite playing with a strong lineup - Photo: NGOC LE
On the afternoon of September 4, at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center (VYF), the Vietnam national team had a friendly match with Nam Dinh Club. The team was led by acting head coach Dinh Hong Vinh, as Mr. Kim Sang Sik is currently in charge of the Vietnam U23 team playing in the 2026 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.
Despite playing with a strong lineup, with the presence of Do Duy Manh, Nguyen Hoang Duc, Nguyen Duc Chien, Nguyen Tien Linh and Pham Tuan Hai, the Vietnamese team encountered many difficulties against Nam Dinh's foreign players.
For most of the first half, the Vietnamese team was stuck in the ball development phase. The superior ability to compete and press helped Nam Dinh dominate the game. The team from Thanh Nam scored the opening goal thanks to foreign player Romulo after a combination with Percy Tau.
It should be noted that Percy Tau is worth 1 million euros and has proven his class in Europe by playing against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City.
The Vietnamese team changed personnel a lot in the second half with many young faces and rookies such as Tran Hoang Phuc, Pham Gia Hung, Dinh Quang Kiet or Phan Du Hoc and lost 3 more goals.
Mahmoud Eid made it 2-0 before Kyle Hudlin scored twice to complete the 4-star victory. These are all high-class foreign players of Nam Dinh, when one was a runner-up in the Thai League, the other is 2m tall and used to play in England.
For the Vietnamese team, after 5 days of training, this is the first match in September to review, test and evaluate the team's strength in preparation for the next match in the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup taking place in October.
For Nam Dinh Club, this is a useful match for the team to practice and maintain the form of foreign players towards the goal of competing for a high ranking in AFC Champions League Two 2025 - 2026.
According to the plan, on September 7, the Vietnamese team will continue to have another practice match with another quality team, Hanoi Police Club - the current National Cup champion and also the representative to participate in AFC Champions League Two this season.
Some pictures of the friendly match this afternoon:
Tuan Hai and Tien Linh had some chances but could not convert them into goals.
1 million euro player Percy Tau (left cover) caused a lot of difficulties for the Vietnamese players
Cao Quang Vinh Pendant followed Percy Tau very hard
Nam Dinh's squad also has another star, Mitchell Dijks, a former Dutch U21 player and former Ajax player. He is 1m94 tall, played in Serie A, won the Dutch championship and participated in the UEFA Europa League.
Phan Tuan Tai (number 12) also had a good match in his return to the Vietnam team.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tuyen-viet-nam-thua-dam-clb-nam-dinh-20250904200154092.htm
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