Viet Nam displayed a disjointed performance and lost to the Philippines
1–0 in the Asian Football Confederation Cup at Thong Nhat Stadium in
HCM City last night.
The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) decided to
suspend Ninh Binh''s nine players yesterday due to their alleged
involvement in a recent match-fixing scandal, and banned them from
playing at any activity organised by the national football governing
body.
Nguyen Van Quyet scored the only goal in the Ha Noi T&T''s 1-0
victory over Selangor of Malaysia during the Asian Football
Confederation Cup encounter in the capital yesterday.
National Cup champion Ninh Binh will face powerful rivals at the 2014
Asian Football Confederation Cup, after the result of Tuesday''s draw was
announced in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
V-League champions SHB Da Nang will play Semen
Padang of Indonesia this afternoon for a ticket to the quarter-finals of
the Asian Football Confederation Cup.
A hattrick from Gaston Merlo powered SHB Da Nang to a comfortable 3-1
win over Maziya Sports and Recreation in the Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) Cup on Tuesday.
SHB Da Nang FC will be without key players Huynh
Quoc Anh and Pham Nguyen Sa when they come up against Malaysia''s
Kelantan FA in the third match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Cup''s qualifying round tomorrow (Apr 2).
