Image of Dang Van Lam and Cerezo Osaka beating China Club 5-0

On the afternoon of July 6, Dang Van Lam had his first starting match for Cerezo Osaka (Japan) in the 5th round of the AFC Champions League Group J.The match took place at Chang Arena Stadium, in Buriram (Thailand).This is the first match of the Vietnamese goalkeeper in this playground, after 2 matches on the bench.
Coach Levir Culpi made some adjustments to the starting lineup, with few players allowed to play on the field, including Dang Van Lam.The goalkeeper of the Vietnam national team has practiced very hard and actively, showing a professional attitude during his training in Thailand.Photo: AFC Champions League.
Cerezo Osaka's opponents mainly used young players, combined with some faces in the reserve team, so they were not opponents of Dang Van Lam and his teammates.However, in the first half, Cerezo Osaka only scored 1 goal thanks to Matsuki Kato in the 33rd minute.
In the second half, Cerezo Osaka pressed the field strongly to score 4 more goals thanks to Matsuki Kato, Tashi Matshumoto (double) and Thiago, to seal a resounding victory of 5-0.
After 2 matches against Guangzhou, Cerezo Osaka won their opponents with scores of 2-0 and 5-0 respectively.Thanks to that, Van Lam's team leads Group J with 13 points/5 matches.They are definitely in the top 2 positions.The final match will take place on July 9, Cerezo Osaka will meet Kitchee of Hong Kong (China).Cerezo Osaka has almost set foot in the knockout round of the number 1 playground in the continent.
Dang Van Lam played the full 90 minutes.He played very focused especially in the last 20 minutes, when Guangzou pressed the field.The goalkeeper born in 1993 had many accurate entries and exits, helping the home team successfully defend the net.Since the beginning of the tournament, this is Van Lam's second official match for Japanese club.On June 9, he also started in Cerezo Osaka's 2-0 win over Gainare Tattori in the second round of the Japanese Emperor's Cup.