With the physical strengthadvantage, Thailand opened the scoring in the 25th minute.
Never backing down, Vietnam equalisedfour minutes from time by a goal scored by Bui Tien Sinh.
Hoverer, in the shoot-out, theThai squad won six to five.
This was a useful chance forplayers to prepare for the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U18 YouthChampionship and the qualifying round of the 2020 Asian Football Confederation(AFC) U19 Championship, said head coach Dinh The Nam.
Hosts Japan won the tournament,defeating U17 Shoshi High School in the final.
The Jenesys internationaltournament for U17 teams attracted eight teams divided into two groups. Vietnamwas in Group B with Myanmar, Cambodia and the hosts Japan. Group A consisted ofThailand, Laos, Japan’s Shoshi and Japan’s Bellmare.
The event wasa youth sport exchange programme with the aim of promoting mutual understandingbetween Japan and Asian-Pacific countries. The programme alsoprovided a good chance for young players to gain experience in preparation forkey upcoming tournaments.-VNA