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| Host U21 Viet Nam (white) and U21 Yokohama of Japan played out a 2-2 draw in yesterday’s match at the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U21 Football Tournament. |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Host U21 Viet Nam and U21 Yokohama of Japan played out a 2-2 draw in yesterday’s match as part of the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U21 Football Tournament.
Earlier, U19 Viet Nam also missed out on a win in the last 20 seconds of their match against U21 Thailand. The 3-3 draw between U19 Viet Nam and U21 Thailand ensured that U21 Viet Nam would certainly enter the final before the match against the Japanese team.
U21 Viet Nam created more scoring opportunities, but it was the Japanese team who scored the first goal in the 24th minute. However, the host country immediately equalised just a minute after, with a strike by midfielder Tran Ngoc Son. The first half ended with the scores level.
Minutes after the break, U21 Viet Nam were awarded a penalty after the opposition defender handled the ball in the penalty area. Defender Le Van Son succeeded in scoring the penalty, giving Viet Nam an advantage.
However, U21 Viet Nam fell into difficulty when Ngoc Son was sent off after receiving his second yellow card. The score was maintained at 2-1 by the host until the 90th minute, but they lost out on victory when U21 Yokohama scored a last gasp equaliser in extra time. With a 2-2 draw, the teams will have to decide a winner in the final match of the International U21 Football Tournament that takes place on December 22. — VNS
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