Dortmund Legends beat Vietnam All Stars in charity match

A team of legends from German side Borussia Dortmund defeated Vietnam All Stars 4-1 in a charity match in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28 evening.
Dortmund Legends beat Vietnam All Stars in charity match ảnh 1Que Ngoc Hai vies for the ball with Jan Koller. (Photo baonghean.vn)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - A team of legends from German side BorussiaDortmund defeated Vietnam All Stars 4-1 in a charity match in Ho Chi Minh Cityon September 28 evening.

With outstanding physical and technical skills, the Dortmund legends opened thescoring in the sixth minute through Mladen Petric.

David Odonkor then doubled the lead for Dortmund in the 14th minute. Vietnam hadseveral chances to narrow the gap but failed to find the net.

In the second half, the Vietnamese star team did manage a goal thanks to formerstriker Le Cong Vinh.

In the remaining minutes, Vietnam made many changes and the two teams continuedto attack as the game opened up. But it was the Dortmund legends who sealedvictory with two more goals before the final whistle.

The event was organised by Next Media, HCM City’s Youth Union, BorussiaDortmund, and delegates of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam (AHK) insupport of orphans and children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The visitors line-up included Julio Cesar, Dedé, Marcel Schmelzer, NorbertDickel, Evanílson, Kevin Grosskreutz, Jorg Heinrich, Jan Koller, David Odonkor,Patrick Owomoyela, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Miroslav Stevic, Roman Weidenfeller,Ibrahim Tanko, Mladen Petric, and Mohamed Zidan.

While the Vietnam All Stars included coach Le Huynh Duc, former nationalplayers Pham Van Quyen, Vinh, and Le Quoc Vuong, as well as current players ofthe national team such as Que Ngoc Hai, Do Hung Dung and Ngo Hoang Thinh./.
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