On fire: U19 Việt Nam (red) beat U19 Laos at 4-1. — Photo thethao247.vn |
INDONESIA — Việt Nam beat Laos 4-1 at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship yesterday.
Head coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn switched nine players leaving only Duy Kiên and Xuân Tú from their last game.
In the opening minutes, Việt Nam attacked U19 Laos. From a Bảo Toàn pass, Danh Trung scored after 24 minutes. Before the first half ended, U19 Việt Nam added two more goals. Văn Công and Văn Tới hit the net before the break.
In the second half, Laos were forced on the back foot, with Việt Nam in control. On 75 minutes Hữu Thắng scored the fourth goal to Việt Nam.
Lào added a consolation goal late on.
The victory put Việt Nam second place in group A, level with Thailand on seven points.
In the other game, Thailand beat Singapore 6-0. Việt Nam will face host Indonesia in the next match on Saturday. — VNS