Việt Nam beat Thailand to enter final of ASEAN event

Việt Nam’s national U16 team defeated Thailand 5-4 in a penalty shootout to reach the final of the international friendly tournament ASEAN 2018 held…

14/03/2018 02:31:34

Regulation time ended goalless.

Việt Nam will meet Indonesia, who beat Japan 1-0 yesterday, in the final today.

In the qualifying round, Thailand topped Group C after beating Singapore 8-0 and Brunei 4-0. Việt Nam won Group D after beating Laos 2-1 and drawing with Miyazaki 0-0.

In the final of the AFF U15 Championship last year, Việt Nam bested Thailand 5-4 in a penalty shootout.

The event is a warm-up for the Vietnamese players ahead of their 2018 AFC Championship campaign, slated for late September in Malaysia.