Vietnam beats Singapore in Cup
Phan Thanh Binh scored the game’s only
goal to help Vietnam beat Singapore in the opening match of the
Smartdoor Cup at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on November 5.
Phan Thanh Binh scored the game’s only
goal to help Vietnam beat Singapore in the opening match of the
Smartdoor Cup at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on November 5.
Binh’s goal came in the 36 th minute after a pass from half-back Nguyen Trong Hoang went between a Singaporean defender’s feet. The Vietnamese striker immediately drove it into the left corner of the goalmouth to the dismay of keeper Hyrunizam Juma’at.
The last five minutes saw stormy assaults from the hosts, going over the visitors’ net. They made Juma’ at work like spiderman to keep the score at 1-0.
Vietnam will next play China who drew 2-2 with Thailand in the earlier match of the tournament while Singapore will meet Thailand in the second match on November 7.
The Smartdoor Cup is considered a warmup for the Southeast Asian Games in Laos in December.
Last month, Vietnam were beaten 1-2 in a friendly by the Chunnam Dragons of the Republic of Korea./.
Binh’s goal came in the 36 th minute after a pass from half-back Nguyen Trong Hoang went between a Singaporean defender’s feet. The Vietnamese striker immediately drove it into the left corner of the goalmouth to the dismay of keeper Hyrunizam Juma’at.
The last five minutes saw stormy assaults from the hosts, going over the visitors’ net. They made Juma’ at work like spiderman to keep the score at 1-0.
Vietnam will next play China who drew 2-2 with Thailand in the earlier match of the tournament while Singapore will meet Thailand in the second match on November 7.
The Smartdoor Cup is considered a warmup for the Southeast Asian Games in Laos in December.
Last month, Vietnam were beaten 1-2 in a friendly by the Chunnam Dragons of the Republic of Korea./.