Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai’s goal against Uzbekistan in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship was voted the best goal of the tournament by fans on the AFC website.

Nguyen Quang Hai (in red) seen in the final with Uzbekistan in the AFC U23 Championship (Photo: mediacdn.vn)

Voters could choose between 10 goals scored during the tournament which finished in China on 27 January, with Viet Nam losing to Uzbekistan 2-1 after extra-time.

After four days, there were a total of 218,915 votes for the 10 goals, with Hai’s free kick against Uzbekistan receiving 139,704 votes, 64% of the total votes.

Hai’s strike from distance against Qatar in the semi-final received 53,970 votes, accounting for 25% to rank second.

Twenty-year-old Hai has been hailed as the hero of the Vietnamese team at the AFC event.  He scored 5 goals, only behind Almoez Ali of Qatar, who scored 6.

(Source: VNA)