Việt Nam win second match at regional tourney

Việt Nam temporarily top Group A at the ASEAN Football Federation U16 Championship after two matches.

14/07/2016 10:30:31

Vietnamese U16 players take a selfie during the AFF U16 Championship. They defeated Australia 3-0 yesterday. 

Vietnamese players yesterday defeated Australia 3-0 at the Army Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Nguyễn Hữu Thắng opened the scoring 17 minutes into the game, and Trần Văn Đạt made it 2-0 10 minutes later. Nguyễn Khắc Khiêm concluded the game with his goal in the 78th minute.

Thắng and Khiêm have netted two goals each in this group round.

Việt Nam have six points after the second win and have kept a clean sheet for 180 minutes.

Việt Nam lost 0-1 Australia in the Asian Championship qualification last September.

They will have one day to rest before returning to the field against Myanmar on July 14.