HCMC – Vietnam U19 beat Singapore U21 2-1 in their first game of the fourth International U-21 Football Tournament 2010, also called Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup, while Thailand thrashed Myanmar 4-0 in the earlier game at HCMC’s Thong Nhat Stadium on Monday.
A still scoreless Vietnam suffered a shock blow when The Son scored an own goal in the 38th minute. They regained composure quickly to dominate play but took 47 nailbiting minutes to equalize.
Quoc Phuong leveled for the Vietnamese team in the 85th minute and Van Thanh finalized the game at 2-1 just two minutes later, giving his team the important victory in the group stage of the competition.
With the victory, Vietnam U19 secured top of Group B with three points and secured the first semifinals ticket. Singapore U21, who tied 1-1 with Malaysia U21 in their opener on Saturday, and Malaysia U21 have one point each.
The second Group B’s semifinals ticket will be decided on Wednesday when Vietnam U19 play Malaysia U21. The Vietnamese still go through win or lose.
Earlier, Thailand U21 crushed their counterparts from Myanmar 4-0. The Thai side controlled the game and Sokjoho and Hongthong scored two goals each for their team.
Thailand U21 and Vietnam U21 have three points from their first win but the Vietnamese side rank first of Group A thanks to the goal difference while Myanmar exited from the annual tournament after suffering two losses. The Myanmar side lost 1-5 to Vietnam U21 in the opening game on Saturday.
Vietnam will play archrivals Thailand in their final game to decide the leaders of Group A on Wednesday and the two teams only need a draw to advance to the semifinal round.
On Wednesday, Vietnam U19 will take on Malaysia U21 in the final Group B match at 3:30 p.m. and Vietnam U21 will play Thailand U21 in their final game in Group B at 6:00 p.m.
The International U.21 Football Tournament, at HCMC’s Thong Nhat Stadium from October 23-31, drew four foreign U21 squads from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar together with Vietnam’s U21 and U19 teams.
The six teams play in round-robin format in two groups with the top two teams from each advancing to the semifinals. Group A comprises Vietnam U21, Myanmar U21 and Thailand U21 while Vietnam U19 are in Group B with Singapore U21 and Malaysia U21.
The annual football event, which is sponsored by the Thanh Nien newspaper, is considered a key part of developing youth football talent in the country.
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