Humanities students "burn out" with U23 Vietnam

To cheer for the Vietnam U23 team in the 2018 AFC Cup final against the Uzbekistan U23 team, a large LED screen was installed at home field E to serve staff and students to watch this match live.

Very early, Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh was present to interact with staff and students before the match started. Hundreds of students were present at the stage to directly listen to the speech of the Principal and wait to cheer for the U23 Vietnam players. The entire yard of the Faculty of Humanities was dyed red with flags and banners cheering for the heroes of the U23 Vietnam team.

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh - Principal of the School and students attentively watched the historic final match

At exactly 3pm, the school yard was filled with more than 1,000 students. All were excited about the most anticipated final match in the history of Vietnamese football. Thanh Thuy - a student of K60 Journalism and Communication said: "I have never seen students in the school so closely connected like this. Everyone was united with their hearts and love for the players. I really feel excited".

The match between the Vietnamese team lasted for 120 minutes and that was also the time when the school's fans experienced many emotions. In the 8th minute of the match, when Uzbekistan took the lead with a goal scored by the player wearing the number 10 shirt-Rustamjon Ashurmatov, the initial joy seemed to subside but everyone shouted: "Vietnam, go for it!". Immediately after that, the goal was scored by a beautiful free kick by player Quang Hai in the 41st minute. making the whole school yard explode. All the staff and students stood up, cheering excitedly and filled with hope that the continental championship trophy would belong to the Vietnamese team for the first time.

School staff and students arrived very early to take their seats before the final match began broadcasting.

In the second half, the emotions of the fans also fluctuated according to the progress of the match. Despite the match being dragged on for too long or the weather starting to get colder as the fog became thicker, all the students stayed to watch until the last minute. It was thought that the staff and students of Humanities in particular and the people of the whole country in general would witness the emotional penalty kicks to determine the winner, but no, it was a pity that our players lost the championship trophy in the last minutes of the second extra time. The whole school yard was silent, there were cries and sighs of regret. The opponent's goal came too unexpectedly.

“Dear students, you have just witnessed the historic and emotional football match of U23 Vietnam. No matter what, I want to say that we did not lose, our players still deserve to be honored. Therefore, please give them a round of applause for what they have done” - Master. Nguyen Chi Trung (specialist of the Department of Politics and Student Affairs) encouraged his students like that. On stage, the final scenes of Vietnamese fans in Changzhou (China) with tears gradually came to an end.

Everyone turned their eyes to the screen, holding their breath to watch the match.

However, to talk about the performance of the Vietnam U23 team in this final match, we still have to use two words: "excellent". The players have struggled for too long to create a miracle in Changzhou, proving to the world that Vietnam, although small, has a strong will. And more than winning on the field, you have won in the hearts of the Vietnamese people. The beautiful images of Van Thanh's hand clearing the snow for his teammate Quang Hai to take a free kick and score, defender Duy Manh planting the Vietnamese flag on the snow in Changzhou... will forever be unforgettable marks in the hearts of Vietnamese football fans.

"Tomorrow, who will mention Changzhou again?

That day the snow fell and turned my hair white.

Dozens of brave warriors charge against the wind

To be admired forever!

                                                                           (Journalist Ha Quang Minh)

In the 41st minute, when player Quang Hai scored, the entire hall exploded, everyone cheered excitedly to celebrate the beautiful goal of the U23 Vietnam team.

The social value that U23 Vietnam created is also worth noting. Never before have we seen people from all over the country so close together. Never before have Humanities students cheered, shouted, laughed and cried together and experienced so many unexpected ups and downs of emotions. That connection is due to the values ​​that our players created on the journey to the 2018 AFC Cup final.

In the end, no matter what the outcome: “We win and become kings, and we lose and become heroes!”