HA NOI (VNS) — Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong scored both goals, as Viet Nam U-19's held Gamba Osaka FC's U-18 to a 2-2 draw in Japan yesterday.

Both goals from the visitors came in the second half after Gamba Osaka scored their opener in the third minute of the match from a free kick.

The hosts levelled in the last minute of the second half of the friendly match which saw French coach Graechen Guillaume of Viet Nam use many of his substitute players. It was the fifth match for the team in Japan. The Vietnamese previously won one, drew one and lost two. — VNS