Hai Duong-born striker Tien Linh named among best performers at World Cup qualifiers

Striker Nguyen Tien Linh of Vietnam has been named by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on the list of players who caught the eyes of Asian football fans on Matchday Five in Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Vietnam has crashed out of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, but under new head coach Kim Sang-sik, they defeated the Philippines 3-2 in a thriller with Hai Duong-born player Nguyen Tien Linh providing the impetus with a double in the comeback victory, according to the AFC.

The website also wrote that Tien Linh, who scored eight goals in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and six times in Vietnam’s run into the 2022 AFF Championship final, opened his account with the Golden Star Warriors’ equaliser in the 65th minute before planting a towering header past Azkals goalkeeper Neil Etheridge 11 minutes later.

The list of players who impressed on Matchday Five of the qualification campaign also includes Koki Ogawa of Japan, Husniddin Aliqulov of Uzbekistan, Son Heung-min of the Republic of Korea, Abdulrahman Al Mushaifri of Oman, Yazan Al Naimat of Jordan, Behram Abduweli of China, and Ali Jasim of Iraq.

TB (according to VNA)