Asian Games 2018: Vietnam beats Bahrain 1-0, fans take to street

The Vietnam Olympic team enters the quarter-finals after winning Bahrain 1-0 at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia on August 23. Thousands of their fans at home crowded local roads to celebrate.

Members of the Vietnam Olympic team before the match (Photo: VNA)

Members of the Bahrain team before the match (Photo: VNA)

Coach Park Hang-seo of the Vietnam Olympic team is the first from left. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese and  Bahrain football players kick off their match (Photo: VNA)

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Nguyen Cong Phuong, wearing jersey number nine, enters the match at the 78th minute (Photo: VNA)

Phuong scored the goal, described as “more valuable than gold” by many fans and commentators, at the 88th minute. 
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Vietnamese fans on the bleachers (Photo: VNA)

At home, thousands of Vietnamese fans took to the street to celebrate the victory on the night of August 23.(Photo: VNA)

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