Vietnamese football fans have witnessed football history for the second time this year as the national football team defeated Syria 1-0 in a tense quarter-final of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 at the Patriot Candrabhaga stadium of West Java, Indonesia on Monday evening, progressing into the semi-finals.

Thousands of football fans flocked to streets of Da Nang on Monday night to celebrate the Vietnamese team’s historic win.

Some reporters and freelancers from the DA NANG Newspaper captured the moment of the city’s celebration for the national team's triumph.

A fan waving the Vietnamese flag to celebrate the quarterfinal victory

Despite being late at night, a large number of fans taking to many major streets to celebrate the victory

Some tourists from South Korea, along with Vietnamese fans, loudly chanting ‘Long Live Park Hang Seo’ in the celebratory mood

Many downtown streets flooded with huge crowds of fans

The celebrating atmosphere was very boisterous

Celebrating fans loudly chanting ‘Viet Nam’ with their deep pride in the talented Vietnamese players

Police officers being on duty to ensure traffic order and safety in the city

Child fans with smiley faces

Viet Nam’s competitor in the semi-final will be South Korea, who defeated U23 Uzbekistan 4-3 in the other semi-final on the same day. The match between Viet Nam and Korea will take place on Wednesday, 29 August.