AFF U-20 Championship: Vietnam, Thailand post wins

Hosts Vietnam thrashed Cambodia 5-0 in the opening Group B game of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Under-20 championship here at the Thanh Long…

01/08/2007 00:00:00

Thailand brushed aside Brunei 7-0 in the second Group B encounter.

 

Vietnam”s Hoang Van Binh, Hout Sokunthea, Nguyen Van Quan, Tran Tran Dat and Tran Manh Dung were on target for the hosts.

 

SWe will make changes to our strategy for the next match but I cannot tell you what they will be,⬝ said Vietnam coach Nguyen Manh Cuong.

 

Meanwhile, Thailand ran the rule with their technical superiority against Brunei. Thai striker Attapong Nooprom started the rout in the eighth minute Brunei defender Abdul Aziz Tamit scored an own goal. Goals by Nirunrit Jaroensuk, Sarawut Masuk and a hat trick by Wanthon In-Uten completed the whitewash.

 

The tournament features Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, and Myanmar in Group A and the final will be played on August 09.

 

WEDNESDAY”S FIXTURES

 

Group A: Malaysia vs Singapore; Laos vs Myanmar