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Vietnam women enter SEA Games football’s final with win over Philippines
Updated: 12:25, 06/12/2019
Vietnam’s women’s football team have advanced to the finals of SEA Games 30' women football by defeating the hosts Philippines 2-0 on December 5.
Vietnam dominated the game but could not realize many of their attacks into goals, until the second half.
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Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung doubles the score in the 84th minute. |
Thai Thi Thao scored in the 60th minute, after good work by Duong Thi Van and Huynh Nhu, who broke through the Philippines' defenders to get the ball inside the area.
Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung doubled the score in the 84th minute, which was her third goal in the tournament.
Vietnam will play Thailand in the final on December 8. In another semifinal game the same time, Thailand defeated Myanmar 1-0.
Philippines and Myanmar will compete for the third place.
In the previous tournament, Vietnam won gold while Thailand took silver.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Thailand on November 2 to promote social development and healthy lifestyles in the region through football.
Vietnam's U21 team trounced Hanyang University of the Republic of Korea 4-1 in the first match of the International U21 Football Championship 2019 at Hoa Xuan Stadium in the central city of Da Nang on October 30.
After its constant success in both the regional and continental arenas over the past two years, Vietnamese football is expected to run away with a glut of awards at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Awards Night 2019, to be hosted in Hanoi on November 8.
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The national men football team moved up two places to return to the 97th position in the latest FIFA Men's Rankings announced on October 24.
Source: VNA
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