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U19 Vietnam defeats U19 Philippines, leading Group A

Vietnam’s U19 football team beat the Philippines’ U19 squad 5-0 in the second match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship in Indonesia on July 3.
U19 Vietnam defeats U19 Philippines, leading Group A ảnh 1Players of the Vietnam's U19 team celebrate their goal (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s U19 footballteam beat the Philippines’ U19 squad 5-0 in the second match of the ASEAN FootballFederation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship in Indonesia on July 3.

After a goalless penalty kick of thePhilippines in the 20th minute, Le Van Nam opened the score for U19Vietnam in the 28th minute with an exact header.

In the secondhalf, U19 Vietnam played more passionately as Nam scored again after receivinga pass from his teammate.

Minh Binh madea goal nine minutes later, raising the score to 3-0.

Twelve minuteslater, the team’s captain Hong Son contributed another goal for Vietnam,bringing the score to 4-0.

In the 85thminutes, when the Philippines showed sign of exhaustion, the Vietnamese squadretained their stability and Duy Kien finished the match with the last goal, sealing a 5-0victory for the Vietnamese team.

With this victory, U19 Vietnam headed to thetop of group A.

Earlier, the team struggled to draw with theirrival, defending champion U19 Thailand, in its first match which took placed onJuly 1.

The squad will meet U19 Laos in the nextmatch at 3:30pm on July 5. U19 Vietnam is scheduled to face U19 Indonesia on July 7and U19 Singapore on July 9.-VNA

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