Japanese young team to play friendly with HAGL

Japanese young team to play friendly with HAGL

A player of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai team trains at the team’s camp in Gia Lai Province. The club’s young teams will play with Japanese young team Shimizu S-Pulse in a friendly tour on August  一 八- 二0. — Photo courtesy Hoàng Anh Gia Lai JMG

GIA LAI — The Japanese Shimizu S-Pulse youth team will play a friendly tour with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) young teams in the central highlands province on August  一 八- 二0.

Hoàng Anh Gia Lai head Nguyễn Tấn Anh said the Japanese’s  三0-member team will play against HAGL’s U- 一 三, U- 一 五 and U- 一 七 teams of during the three-day tour.

He said representatives of Shimizu S-Pulse and HAGL have agreed on co-operation in football training during the tour.

Shimizu S-Pulse, who plays in Japan’s premier football league, J.League  一, is also looking to sign local striker Nguyễn Văn Toàn of HAGL.

Following an agreement between Shimizu S-Pulse and HAGL, a selection of U- 一 七 team from Hoàng Anh Gia Lai will have a training session in Japan later this year.

HAGL’s U- 一 七 team placed third in the National U- 一 七 Football Championship, while the U- 一 三 team won the National U- 一 三 Championship in  二0 一 七.

Earlier, HAGL had football exchanges with other Japanese clubs Mito Hollyhock and Yokohama FC.

In  二00 七, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai in partnership with English Premier League club Arsenal built the first ever international standard football training centre: the $ 四 million Arsenal-JMG Football Academy.

HAGL and Arsenal completed their  一0-year Arsenal-JMG Football Academy co-operation deal last month. — VNS