Royal Thai Airforce win men’s title at Vietnam hockey festival hinh anh 1Royal Thai Airforce celebrate winning the men’s finals in the ninth Vietnam Hockey Festival 2016. (Photo: vietnamhockey.com)

Hanoi (VNA) - Royal Thai Airforce hockey club beat Vietnam Tornados 1-0 in the men’s finals to claim the ninth Vietnam Hockey Festival 2016 title on November 6. 

The match, held in the southern province of Long An, saw national players from both teams competing with each other. 

In the women’s finals, Eagles HC from Singapore forced Indonesia’s ISCI hockey club into a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw and won 3-2. 

In the mixed category, Mucha Caliente of Singapore retained their title after a 1-0 win over the plucky Vietnamese team. Mucha Caliente are now gunning for a hat-trick in 2017. 

The two-day festival, an international six-a-side hockey tournament, was held at the Vietnam Hockey Centre in Ben Luc town. The event featured 31 teams from Asia and Australia. In all, 20 men’s teams, six women’s teams and five mixed teams took part.-VNA

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