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The Vietnam Under-23 soccer team, led by coach Park Hang-seo, defeated Shin Tae-yong's Indonesia in the first game of the Southeast Asian Games.
This is Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.
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host country, Vietnam, received enthusiastic support from a full crowd and pushed Indonesia hard.
In the 9th minute of the second half, wildcard Nguyen Thien Lin scored the opening goal, and coach Park Hang-seo clenched his fists and cheered.
While coach Park enthusiastically encouraged the players, Vietnam won 3-0 with an additional goal from Do Hung-dong in the 28th minute of the second half and a lucky goal with the opposing defense's vain kick in the 42nd minute of the second half.
Indonesia coach Shin Tae-yong bowed his head, unable to seize the opportunity.
Manager Park continued the lead with 2 wins and 1 draw in the match against Shin.
[Park Hang-seo / Vietnam Under-23 national soccer team coach: The first game is always difficult, but it seems that many Vietnamese people filled the spectators, so our players played even harder.]
In 2019, defeating Indonesia in Southeast Asia for the first time in 60 years Manager Park Hang-seo, who rose to the top of the game and emerged as a Vietnamese hero, took a strong first step toward winning the championship for the second time in a row at home.
(Video editing: Kim Jong-tae, video courtesy: VTV)