U19 Vietnam coach proud of defeating U19 Thailand

Thể Thao 247 - After a win over U19 Thailand, selected U19 Vietnam coach, Mr. Guillaume Graechen, could not hide his excitement.

The most expected final in U19 International tournament this year between Vietnam and Thailand was held last night 30 March. After experiencing an extremely difficult August match, coach Guillaume Graechen excelled over Thai opponent with a minimum score 1-0. Pham Xuan Thao scored the decisive goal, helping Vietnam become champion, the young player’s also named "Little Cong Phuong”.

After the match, the selected U19 Vietnam coach, Mr. Guillaume Graechen could not hide his excitement. The French strategist shared: "I feel extremely proud of my players who have shown great spirit and desire to fight. This is a very important factor, especially with the future of young players, they are in the ages of 17 and 18 and of course, they need time to train their bravery for such important matches like this ".

Commenting on the performance of Pham Xuan Tao, the young striker of U19 SHB Da Nang, who was awarded three individual prizes in this year's tournament including top scorer, the best player and the best Vietnamese player, coach Graechen said: "Xuan Tao is a player who possesses great strength and football thinking. He is also very fast and extremely suitable for modern football".

Finally, Coach Guillaume Graechen also thank the fans, who came to cheer and were great source of motivation for young players: "There are many fans came to the stadium, very crowded, everyone was happy, I also felt delighted. Vietnamese fans helped U19 Vietnam to win this championship "

U19 championship in U19 International Championship would bring about 10,000 USD for Vietnamese player. Besides, Vietnamese players also received the Fair Play award (style award) and earned an additional cash of $ 2,000.