Rare: goal scorer and coach in National Futsal Championship

(NLDO) - On the evening of May 18, Luxury Ha Long faced Tan Hiep Hung in round 7 of the 2025 HDBank National Futsal Championship without a full-time coaching staff member.

Round 7 of the 2025 National Futsal Championship, Luxury Ha Long Club will have a match against Tan Hiep Hung at the District 8 Futsal Club Gymnasium (HCMC) with the ball rolling as scheduled at 6:00 p.m.

The unusual situation caused the match to be delayed by 3 minutes from the scheduled start time because the bench was full of players and goalkeepers. Player Ton That Phi, who has an AFC B coaching license, met the requirements according to the regulations and was registered to temporarily hold the role of head coach in the match. Notably, he also played directly, wore the number 14 shirt and scored a goal.

Although the team was dispersed due to some players participating in a 7-a-side football tournament held simultaneously in Ho Chi Minh City, despite the absence of a coaching staff member, Luxury Ha Long still played with great effort in this match and only lost 2-3 to Tan Hiep Hung. The team's two goals were scored by Van Hao and player and "coach" Ton That Phi.

Interim coach Ton That Phi (14) with 1 goal in the match

In this match, Tan Hiep Hung's coach was also surprised when he did not see any members of Luxury Ha Long's coaching staff at the end of the flag salute.

Immediately, the match supervisor also had discussions with the referee and Tan Hiep Hung's coaching staff, so the match started 3 minutes later than scheduled.

The bench has no full-time coaching staff.

This is not too strange in the football world , previously Gianluca Vialli and Wayne Rooney also played both roles on the 11-man field.

Gianluca was even appointed Chelsea's head coach while he was still playing for the team and helped them win the 1998 UEFA Super Cup.

After the first leg of the 2025 national futsal championship, Luxury Ha Long is the only team that has not won any points, losing all 7 matches played.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/hy-huu-cau-thu-ghi-ban-kiem-hlv-o-giai-futsal-vdqg-196250518225546804.htm