SEA Games 31: Cambodia beats Laos 4-1 in Group B match
Cambodia’s U23 men’s football team defeated their Lao rivals 4-1 in their second Group B match held at Nam Dinh’s Thien Truong Stadium on May 9 as part of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.
Cambodia's U23 men's football team (in blue) and their Lao rivals (in red) meet in a Group B match in Nam Dinh on May 9 as part of the SEA Games 31. (Photo: VNA)
NamDinh (VNA) - Cambodia’s U23 men’s football team defeated theirLao rivals 4-1 in their second Group B match held at Nam Dinh’s ThienTruong Stadium on May 9 as part of the 31st Southeast AsianGames in Vietnam.
The Cambodian team soon demonstrated their superiority over theopposition, scoring two goals just 13 minutes into the game. Both teamsmissed several chances afterwards so the first half ended 2-0 toCambodia.
Entering the second half, the Cambodia players scored two more goals inthe 63th and 71st minutes while Laos made only one goal inthe 67th minute.
Group B comprises Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia./.
After being held to 2-2 draw in a game with U23 Singapore, the national U23 football team of Laos is gearing up to win in the match against Cambodia on May 9 as part of SEA Games 31.
Matches of men’s football at the ongoing SEA Games 31 are drawing large crowds of spectators, even in the absence of the home team Vietnam in some games.
Vietnam had many hurdles to overcome when facing a defensive opponent like the Philippines, head coach Park Hang Seo of Vietnam's U23 football team has said.
Singapore's coach Nazri Nasir, while pleased with his side's never-say-die attitude that earned them a point against Laos, have admitted that his players needed to improve.
The men’s U23 team of Thailand will be rewarded with 5 million THB (over 144,500 USD) if they win the gold medal at SEA Games 31 in Vietnam, according to the team’s manager Nualphan Lamsam.
