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Vietnam U16 second in Japan-ASEAN friendly football tourney

Vietnam’s U16 team finished second in the Japan-ASEAN friendly football tournament after losing 0-1 to Indonesia in the final on March 12.
Vietnam U16 second in Japan-ASEAN friendly football tourney ảnh 1Vietnam's national U16 team. (Photo vff.org.vn​)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s U16team finished second in the Japan-ASEAN friendly football tournament after losing0-1 to Indonesia in the final on March 12.

The squad, led by head coach Dinh TheNam, created plenty of opportunities during the match. However, Indonesia scoredthe only goal from the penalty spot.

[Vietnam enters final of Japan-ASEAN youth football event]

After the tournament, the Vietnameseteam will stay in Japan for two more days to attend cultural exchangeprogrammes. They will return home on March 14 to continue preparations for the2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Championship.

The tournament featured 12 teams, 10from ASEAN countries and two from Japan.

Among the 18 members of the VietnamU16 team, there are some players of the U15 squad, who won the ASEAN FootballFederation (AFF) U15 Championship last year.

The event was a warm-up ahead of theteam’s 2018 AFC Championship campaign, slated for late September in Malaysia.-VNA

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