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Viet Nam enter champs semi-finals


Viet Nam has advanced to the semi-final round of the ASEAN Youth Football Championships in Brunei.
Yesterday Viet Nam defeated Cambodia 3-0 in the last group round match to take the top place in Group B.— Photo zing.vn

HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam has advanced to the semi-final round of the ASEAN Youth Football Championships in Brunei.

Yesterday they defeated Cambodia 3-0 in the last group round match to take the top place in Group B.

Ho Tuan Tai scored a double at the 30th and 44th minutes, while Phan Van Long made it 3-0 seven minutes before the end of the game.

In the other match, Malaysia lost 0-1 to the hosts. They are the second team from Group B entering the semis tomorrow.

Viet Nam will play Thailand, while Malaysia will face Myanmar in the last-four round.

In other football news, yesterday the Viet Nam team trounced Singapore 10-0 in their first round match of the ASEAN Women's U19 Football Championship in Thailand.

The Vietnamese scored four goals just 20 minutes after the beginning whistler, and it was 8-0 for before the break. Le Hoai Luong scored six goals herself.

The second half saw some key players on the bench, but Viet Nam remained much stronger than their rivals, as they netted twice before the game ended.

In the second match, they will play East Timor tomorrow at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok. — VNS

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