GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 16 - December 19, 2014 | Page 23

be HIS MVP. Cosmo Dippmar took some excellent
scores early in the game and
linked up well with the midfield. Tomaoki Ikeda defended stubbornly and stifled the
scoring attempts of his marker all through the first half.
VAS MVP was Vu Cong Tuyen Thang who popped up with
some stylish scores and general
bravery going up against bigger
opponents. Nguyen Gia Vinh
was enterprising in his first
competitive game for VAS.

Parade before Boys Senior game. (Photo courtesy of Viet Celts)

HIS JUNIORS:

VAS JUNIORS:

FARISH SULAIMAN
JINHA HWANG
COSMO DIPPMAR
JOONA KUPARINEN
JAMIE MARTIN
NGUYEN C. NGUYEN
MIN SUB JUNG
TOMAOKI IKEDA
ALMAD AZI AHMAD
AVIRAL SANDILYA
YEONG HYUN KIM

VU DUC DAT
PHAM VU KY
VU CONG TUYEN THANG
(CAPT.)
CU NAM KHANH
NGUYEN QUANG NGHIA
TRAN NGUYEN NHU TOAN
NGUYEN TRAN NAM
KHANH
TRAN GIA MINH
NGUYEN GIA VINH
NGUYEN THE DUONG
NGUYEN TRONG TAN
VU MINH HIEU (INJURED)

Nguyen Nga won the overall Player of the Tournament
trophy, the Jack Kiernan Award which was presented by his
12-month old grandson also called Jack Kiernan.
Thanks to everyone at VAS Hanoi who helped out with
logistics. Thanks also to former Vietnamese soccer interna-

tional, Vu Cong Tuyen and Nuala O’Brien from the Irish
Embassy who presented the medals which were organized
by Lana Le.
Well done to the various coaches involved. HIS coaches:
the great Mike Clifford, Leo Dyar and Rob Walsh, and VAS
coach: Jim Kiernan. Rob Walsh sadly leaves Hanoi but
returns to Dublin as a Hanoi Junior Youth Cup winning
coach.
Special mention must go to the energetic Dave Cunningham of the Viet Celts who did an excellent job of refereeing the three games and also helping out with the running of the tournament. Special thanks to Education in
Ireland, Noble Education, the Irish Embassy and the DFA/
GAA Open Call for their continued support of Vietnamese
Schools Gaelic Football.
Jim Kiernan was Hanoi Youth Cup Tournament Director