HO CHI MINH CITY (20 Oct 2009) – Vietnam will take on defending champions Turkmenistan today in the opening match of the Ho Chi Minh City International Football Tournament – SJC Cup 2009.
The tournament which is slated for 20-24 October will be played at the Thong Nhat Stadium. The other match of the day will see Singapore playing against a university from South Korea. The second match day on 22 October will see Vietnam playing against the side from South Korea as Turkmenistan will then entertain Singapore. The final match day on 24 Oct will then have Vietnam playing Singapore as Turkmenistan take on the university side form South Korea. The champions stand to win USD 20,000, while the second and the third-placed teams taking home USD 10,000 and USD 5,000 respectively. Vietnam are using the tournament as a tune-up for next match of the 2011 Asian Cup 2011 qualifiers where they will face Syria in Hanoi on 14 November 14 before the return leg four days later. |