Last night, soccer fans across the country erupted in joyful celebration after Viet Nam beat Indonesia to win the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
In Da Nang, thousands of supporters poured into major streets to celebrate historic victory of the men’s national football team.
Viet Nam's U22 football team triumphed over their rivals by thrashing Indonesia 3-0 in the final at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Some reporters and freelancers from the DA NANG Newspaper captured moments of celebration in the streets.
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When the referee blew the whistle to end the final match between Viet Nam and Indonesia, thousands of football fans flocked to major streets of the city on Tuesday night to celebrate the Viet Nam’s historic victory. |
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A large number of fans taking to many major streets to celebrate |
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Fans shouting the ‘Viet Nam are the champions’ slogan as waving Vietnamese flags |
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Nguyen Van Linh Street was packed with football fans |
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Many downtown streets flooded with huge crowds of supporters |
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A cute child fan |
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A sea of fans on the Rong (Dragon) Bridge |
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Celebrating fans loudly chanting ‘Viet Nam’ with their deep pride in the talented Vietnamese players |
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Police officers being on duty to ensure traffic order and safety in the city |
Earlier, a lot of football fans citywide gathered at some public areas to watch the game together and cheer for the U22 football team.
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Football fans watching in suspense at the game |
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Clapping hands for Vietnamese footballers' impressive performances |
Like other localities nationwide, football fans across the city were ready with flags and red T-shirts, whilst giant screens were erected at some public places.
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National flags of all forms - T-shirts, banners, stickers, have been selling like hot cakes all across the city streets. |
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A customer buying a small conical hat with national flag on a local street to cheer for Viet Nam at the SEA Games final game on Tuesday afternoon. |
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National flag stickers |
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Small traders at the Bac My An Market in Ngu Hanh Son District with a replica of the Vietnamese football team’s coach Park Hang-seo |
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Kiosks in the Bac My An Market were decorated with national flags and banners. |
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LED screens and high-power loudspeakers were installed at the Da Nang-based University of Science and Technology, and … |
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… at the Da Nang General Hospital to serve hundreds of Vietnamese fans who would cheer for the national team. |
By XUAN SON - KHOI NGUYEN - LE QUYEN - THUC NHAN - Translated by MAI DUNG
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