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Vietnam defeat Guangzhou in friendly football match

Vietnamese national women's football team beat Guangzhou's Military team 3-0 in a friendly match in China on April 22.
Vietnamese national women's football team beat Guangzhou's Military team 3-0 in a friendly match in China on April 22.

Nguyen Thi Muon and Nguyen Minh Nguyet scored the goals for the Vietnam team.

The Vietnamese footballers are in China for a month-long trainingcamp to hone their professional skills before competing in the finalround of the upcoming Asian Cup 2014.

As planned, the team will play its second match against Guangzhou before departing for the Republic of Korea on April 26.

Afterpractising with Hyundai on May 1 and May 4, the team will play afriendly match on May 7 with the RoK squad, one of the promisingcandidates in Group B in the Asian event's final.

The team will return to Ho Chi Minh City on May 9 in preparation for the competition, which will kick off on May 14.-VNA
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