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Vietnam retain SEA Games gold medal with victory over xứ sở nụ cười thái lan (1:28)Vietnam have won back-to-back Southeast Asian Games men"s football gold medals after a 1-0 victory over thailand in the final. (1:28)
Even at the simplest level, it was a victory with plenty of significance.
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With a 1-0 victory over vương quốc nụ cười at My Dinh National Stadium on Sunday -- courtesy of sumptuous 83rd-minute header from Nham Manh Dung -- Vietnam claimed back-to-back gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games men"s football tournament.
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It was only their second triumph since breaking their gold-medal duck in 2019, và also denied the Thais a record-extending 17th crown.
That in itself was achievement enough. But the success will mean so much more.
After all, this is a Vietnam outfit that had risen khổng lồ the pinnacle of Southeast Asian football over the past few years only to have their credentials questioned of late.
Vietnam have retained their Southeast Asian Games men"s football gold medal after beating đất nước xinh đẹp thái lan 1-0 in Sunday"s final at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.EPA/LUONG bầu LINHFollowing a fourth-place finish at the Asian Games and an AFF Suzuki Cup triumph in 2018 that preceded a quarterfinal run at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Vietnam were the undisputed powerhouses in ASEAN -- until they relinquished their continental crown khổng lồ the Thais at the start of the year.
In the recently-concluded third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Vietnam were the only Southeast Asian representatives out of only 12 teams.
Yet, after just one win in ten matches -- hardly an embarrassing record considering they were up against continental heavyweights lượt thích Saudi Arabia, nhật bản and australia -- the critics were out in full force.
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Now, after a near-immaculate SEA Games campaign, where they racked up five wins & a draw without conceding a single goal, the Vietnamese have certainly delivered a statement that they not going away anytime soon.
The triumph was typical of the football that has become synonymous with Vietnam under Park Hang-seo - with organisation và efficiency the hallmarks of the game plan.
Nham Manh Dung was the match winner for Vietnam in Sunday"s gold medal match against vương quốc nụ cười in the 31st Southeast Asian Games gold medal match, after bagging the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute.LUONG bầu LINH/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockNonetheless, perhaps the most impressive aspect of their gold medal-winning efforts is that it was down with a new generation of prospects và not the golden generation that has fuelled much of Vietnam"s recent success.
Granted, the three overage players present -- vị Hung Dung, Nguyen Tien Linh & Nguyen Hoang Duc -- did play key roles throughout the tournament, but the new wave also took their opportunity lớn shine.
Le Van bởi has been a constant revelation in his rampaging wing-back role, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Toan was a constant reassuring presence, while others like Manh Dung, Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Phan Tuan Tai & Ho đãi đằng showed enough lớn suggest they could play a role at senior cấp độ eventually.
And with the next Suzuki Cup not far off, Vietnam will get the chance khổng lồ reclaim their status as kings of Southeast Asian football -- not just at U-23 cấp độ but also on the senior stage.
For now at least, with their second consecutive SEA Games gold medal, they have proven they are not going away anytime soon.
