Vietnam crushes Philippines in women"s football

Vietnamese women"s footballers whipped host Philippine 5-1 in their third match of SEA Games 23.

30/11/2005 00:00:00

Vietnamese women”s footballers whipped host Philippine 5-1 in their third match of SEA Games 23. 

Vietnamese women”s footballers whipped host Philippine 5-1 in their third match of SEA Games 23. 


After a 1-0 loss to Myanmar and a squeaker over Thailand 1-0, Vietnam moves to six points and second place behind Myanmar, who has nine points on three wins.

Vietnam faces Indonesia in the final group stage match, and with a win would earn three more points and a spot in the finals against Myanmar for the gold medal.

There are five teams in women”s football in SEA Games 23 in a single robin format, with the two leaders qualifying for the final.