Fans shrug off semifinal loss, celebrate team’s mojo in Hanoi

Name: Fans shrug off semifinal loss, celebrate team’s mojo in Hanoi
Uploaded: 2018-08-29T22:12:00+07:00
Duration: 1 min 12 s
Description: Tears turned into cheers as Vietnamese fans celebrated their team’s performance after a 1-3 Asiad semifinal loss.

By Staff reporters August 29, 2018 | 07:12 am PT

Tears turned into cheers as Vietnamese fans celebrated their team’s performance after a 1-3 Asiad semifinal loss.

30 minutes after Vietnams mens football team was defeated by South Korea at the semifinal of the Asian Games in Indonesia on Wednesday afternoon, fans started to flood the streets of Hanoi to celebrate the team for their achievement so far and encourage them for the next match.

Vietnamese fans recovered their spirits in minutes after the men’s national football team went down fighting to defending champions South Korea.

Under the rain of Hanoi, fans cheer with trumpet toys and wave the national flag. Despite being defeated 1-3, the mens football team still win the fans hearts because thanks to them, this is the very first time Vietnam has ever made it to the quarterfinal and then battled into semifinal at Asiad, the worlds second biggest multiple sports event after the Olympics.

It was raining in Hanoi, but the fans were not to be denied their celebration of what the team has achieved thus far, keeping their spirits high for the next match. Thousands upon thousands of national flags were waved and trumpet toys blown.

This crowd is moving to Ho Guom, or Sword Lake, an iconic landmark of the capital city.

This crowd was headed for the Sword Lake, an iconic landmark in the heart of the capital city. Vietnam will fight for the bronze medal at 3 p.m. on Saturday.