SEA Games 31: Philippines-Thailand women’s football semifinal advanced

The women’s football semifinal between the Philippines and Thailand on May 18 will take place at 3:30pm instead of 4pm as initially scheduled, the SEA Games 31 organising committee has announced.
SEA Games 31: Philippines-Thailand women’s football semifinal advanced ảnh 1The match between Thai and Lao female footballers at Cam Pha Stadium on May 15 (Photo: VNA)
QuangNinh (VNA) – The women’s football semifinal between the Philippines andThailand on May 18 will take place at 3:30pm instead of 4pm as initiallyscheduled, the SEA Games 31 organising committee has announced.

Itsaid as semifinals will go into extra time if the score is equal after the twoofficial halves, this first semifinal may last longer and affect the time ofthe second one.

Toensure the interval between the two games is appropriate to the Games’regulations, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) proposed advancing thematch between the Philippines and Thailand to 3:30pm.

Meanwhile,the semifinal between Vietnam and Myanmar will still take place at 7pm the sameday as scheduled.

AtSEA Games 31, the women’s football attracts the participation of seven teamsdivided into Group A (Vietnam, the Philippines, and Cambodia) and Group B (Thailand,Myanmar, Laos, and Singapore).

Bothsemifinals will be held at Cam Pha Stadium in Cam Pha city of Quang Ninh province./.
VNA

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