HANOI (7 Nov 2009) – The Vietnam Under-23 side scored their first win in the VFF-Smartdoor Cup when they beat their counterparts from Singapore 1-0 in the opening match that was played at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium.
Following several misses from Anh Tuan, Cong Minh and then Trong Hoang, the hosts finally broke the deadlock off Thanh Binh in the 36th minute. Singapore came close with the equaliser two minutes to the end but striker Shahfiq Ghani failed to find the back of the net. In the meantime the Thais U23 side, the defending champions at the SEA Games next month, were held to a 2-2 draw by China U23. |