Hosts Vietnam beat the 2012 futsal World Cup champions Brazil 3-2 in the final match of a four-team international futsal tournament in Ho Chi Minh City on November 22.
The victory means that Vietnam finish the event in third place, with one win and two losses. Earlier, Vietnam lost 3-1 to Thailand and 2-1 to Japan, the currents Asian champions.
Brazil won the championship title and a cash prize of 5,000 USD thanks to their higher goal difference than Japan, who scored the same points. Thailand stands fourth in the tournament table.
In their final game Vietnam were well organised and created several counterattacks, despite having less of the ball possession than Brazil.
Pocketing a cash prize of 2,000 USD, Vietnamese players were also awarded an additional prize of 400 million VND (19,230 USD) from the Vietnam Football Federation and Eximbank.-VNA
