Football: Vietnam reach final of AFF U16 Youth Championships

Vietnam on August 10 beat Thailand 2-0 at the semifinal of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U16 Youth Championships 2022, winning a ticket to the final of the tournament in Indonesia on August 12.
Football: Vietnam reach final of AFF U16 Youth Championships ảnh 1Vietnam on August 10 beat Thailand 2-0 at the semifinal of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U16 Youth Championships 2022. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam on August 10 beat Thailand 2-0at the semifinal of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U16 Youth Championships2022, winning a ticket to the final of the tournament in Indonesia on August 12. 

Right in the first minutes, the Vietnamese players putpressure on their Thai rivals, and their efforts paid off in the 30th minute when Cong Phuong opened the scoring.

Trong Tuan scored the second goal with a header inthe 83rd minute.

Vietnam are to meet host Indonesia, which defeated Myanmar earlier this week, in the final.

Following the match, the Vietnam Football Federation(VFF) awarded 300 million VND (12,828 USD) to coach Nguyen Quoc Tuanand his players, raising their total awards to 600 million VND.

Earlier, Vietnam beat Thailand 1-0 in its thirdmatch of the 2022 International U19 Tournament in the southern province of BinhDuong on August 9./.
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