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| Viet Nam celebrate beating Myanmar 5-2 in the opening match of the Thanh Nien newspaper International U21 Football Tournament on Wednesday. — Photo laodong.vn |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Viet Nam came from behind to beat Myanmar 5-2 in the opening match of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper International U21 Football Tournament on Wednesday.
The game was held at Tu Do Stadium in Hue City, the central province of Thua Thien Hue.
Just 22 minutes in, both Win Naing Tun and Myat Kaung Khant had scored to give Myanmar a lead of 2-0.
Then the hosts fought back. Van Xuan and Minh Di notched the goals for Viet Nam to level the score before the first half closed.
After the break, Viet Nam continued to dominate the game. Their efforts paid off with three more goals from Thanh Binh (two goals) and Duc Nam.
The same day, Malaysia beat South Korea 1-0.
Viet Nam will next face Malaysia, while South Korea will take on Myanmar on Friday.
They are the only four teams in the event. The winner will take home US$12,000, while the second and third placed teams will receive $7,000 and $5,000, respectively.
This is the second time the competition has taken place in the ancient imperial city, which also hosted the National U21 Championship last month. The Vietnamese team includes the top players from last month’s event.
Japanese representative Yokohama lifted the trophy in last year’s tournament in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. — VNS
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| Viet Nam faced Myanmar in the opening match of the Thanh Nien newspaper International U21 Football Tournament. — Photo laodong.vn |
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