Cong Phuong scores another free kick goal, about to return to the Vietnam national team

Cong Phuong - Photo 1.

Cong Phuong (middle) celebrates a goal from a free kick - Photo: TTBP FC

On the evening of April 26, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club hosted Dong Thap at home in round 16 of the 2024 - 2025 First Division. The victory will help the home team continue to chase the top team Phu Dong Ninh Binh in the championship race.

However, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club faced many difficulties against Dong Thap throughout the first half. If goalkeeper Tan Truong had not played excellently, coach Huynh Quoc Anh's team would have conceded a goal.

In the first 25 minutes of the second half, the home team continued to have difficulty finding a goal. In addition to the heavy rain, the tight play of coach Phan Thanh Binh's players made the home team face a deadlock in their attack.

In that context, Cong Phuong continued to shine to help Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club win. From a distance of nearly 20m, he took a beautiful free kick that left goalkeeper Thanh Nha helpless, scoring the opening goal in the 73rd minute.

Notably, this was Cong Phuong's third successful free kick in two consecutive matches. Previously, in round 15, he also scored from two beautiful free kicks, helping Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club come from behind to win 2-1 against Hoa Binh .

Cong Phuong scores another free kick, about to return to the Vietnam national team - Photo 2.

Cong Phuong and Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc players celebrate with the national flag - Photo: TTBP FC

Right after Cong Phuong scored, Dong Thap Club also had two clear chances to score. But The Hung failed to finish.

The first chance was in the 75th minute, he could not beat goalkeeper Tan Truong in a one-on-one situation. Two minutes later, The Hung, alone and unmarked, missed the post.

Unable to score, Dong Thap Club conceded another goal in the 90+1 minute thanks to the brilliance of Cong Phuong. He passed the ball to Thanh Dat, who ran past goalkeeper Thanh Nha and shot from a tight angle into the empty net to score.

With 7 goals since the beginning of the tournament, including 3 goals and 3 assists in the last 3 matches, Cong Phuong is showing extremely impressive form.

This performance could help him catch the eye of coach Kim Sang Sik during the training session at the end of May to prepare for the match against Malaysia in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup on June 10.

Under coach Kim Sang Sik, the 30-year-old striker has never been called up to the Vietnamese national team.