When it seemed that victory was in the hands of the team representing the West, Le Minh Thuong shone at the right time with a positional move and a strong header to equalize the score at 1-1, snatching back a precious point. Price for Van Hien University team. Minh Thuong's goal was very important, helping the Van Hien University team not lose their advantage in the race to win a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Mr. Andrey Grushin (left) asked for Le Minh Thuong's phone number after the match on March 17.3
After the referee blew the whistle to end the match, Van Hien University's captain was voted the best player of the match. Minh Thuong, with a cheerful face, had not yet had time to celebrate with his teammates when suddenly a "Western" man approached and started a conversation. Mr. "West" mentioned is Andrey Grushin, representative of Vietnamese team goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. Through an interpreter, Andrey Grushin asked Le Minh Thuong: "Do you want to play professional football?". The captain of the Van Hien University team was bewildered and did not understand what was happening, so Dang Van Lam's representative asked for this player's phone number to discuss later.
Sharing with Thanh Nien, Mr. Andrey Grushin said: "Dang Van Lam came to watch the opening day of the TNSV THACO Cup 2024 finals. After that, he called me and said that this tournament has some quite promising players. . Therefore, I just flew here from Hanoi to watch the tournament." The representative of overseas Vietnamese star Dang Van Lam also revealed the reason for "asking for the number" of the Van Hien University team player: "I see that this player (Le Minh Thuong - Reporter) is quite promising, so I want to save it." Contact number to see how. Actually, we want to own a football club and start playing in the 3rd division. Therefore, I want to find such players to try out."
Meanwhile, Le Minh Thuong was surprised to learn that the person who had just talked to him and asked for his phone number was the representative of goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. When asked about pursuing the path of professional football, the striker born in 2001 and studying business administration at Van Hien University expressed: "Actually, playing professional football is my childhood dream." mine. But I also know that at my current age, I am already past the development stage of professional football." However, with his strong passion for football, Minh Thuong affirmed that he will still try his best to challenge himself in a professional football environment if given the opportunity.
The captain of the Van Hien University team said that the header against the Tra Vinh University team meant a lot to him and the whole team. “I was overcome with emotion with this goal, as it brought points and raised hope for the team to continue. This will be the motivation for me and my teammates to make more efforts, with the goal of passing the group stage," Minh Thuong added.
