At 1.00pm on Saturday, Da Nang’s fans began gathering at many entertainment areas to watch the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 (AFC U23) Championship final between Viet Nam and Uzbekistan.  The match started at 3.00pm in China's Changshu.

Big LED screens were installed at such local busy areas as the East Sea Park, the Royal Lotus in Son Tra District, the Helio Center entertainment complex, and the Le Do Cinema in Hai Chau District.

Some reporters and freelancers from the DA NANG Newspaper captured the bustling atmosphere in the city.

Local fans with excitement watching the final between Viet Nam and Uzbekistan

A huge crowd of football lovers at the city’s University of Technology and Science

Foreigners also in support for the Vietnamese squad

A local entertainment place crowded with local fans waving the Vietnamese flag to cheer on the Vietnamese ‘warriors’

Fans with eye-catching cheer headbands

Hundreds watching the AFC U23 final on a big LED screen placed at the Helio Center entertainment complex

Small national flags and other decoration patterns painted on the cheeks of young fans

Here is an enthusiastic little fan!

Fans sporting red T-shirts, the colour of Viet Nam's national flag, in support for the Vietnamese squad

Students at the University of Technology and Science immersing themselves into the bustling atmosphere

Another big LED screen placed at the Helio Center entertainment complex