Châu Ngọc Quang, Trần Minh Vương, Nguyễn Quốc Việt and Paollo Madeira Oliveira scored for the visiting side, while captain Bùi Tiến Dũng netted for the host from a spot kick.
Việt Nam was asked to win a gold medal of the 32nd SEA Games while head coach Philipe Troussier said his team would complete the mission after the men's football draw held on April 5 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Steven Gerrard, sacked last year by Aston Villa, will surely be watching what’s going on right now, but I don’t think he will be receiving that many phone calls over the next few weeks.
The Women Warriors' coach, Mai Đức Chung, however, was not entirely impressed with his team's performance, citing mistakes made in defence.
It is the second time the team, world No 97, left the tournament. They also pulled-out of the 31st SEA Games in 2022 in Việt Nam.
Coach Kiatisak Senamuang of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is confident with a win over former champion Viettel in their meet on April 6 when the V.League 1 comes back after weeks off.
The draw on April 5 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has pitted the side sides in Group B alongside Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.
Hòa Bình FC will finally join the national professional football tournaments when they host PVF-People's Police in the first round match of the V.League 2 on April 6.
Việt Nam will face club sides from Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Iran in Pool A, while Kazakhstan, Thailand, China, Mongolia, and Hong Kong will compete in Pool B.
Việt Nam will play all the best against host Nepal in their Paris Olympics' first qualification round match on April 5.
The three golds were awarded to Nguyễn Thị Hoài Nhi in the women's 45kg, Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Mai in the women's 55kg, and Ngô Đức Mạnh in the men's 70kg class.
In the U20s contest, the two teams in the final were Cần Thơ Catfish and Hà Nội Buffaloes.
Originally scheduled for May 16 in Siem Reap, the marathon has been rescheduled to May 6, disrupting the plans of Vietnamese athletes.
Sadly the magic of the cup is far from alive in many football leagues across the world, and Việt Nam is no exception.
The Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) has confirmed to provide broadcasting rights free to either local or international TV networks for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the 12th ASEAN Para Games.
Trần Thị Hiền finished second in the women's 81kg category with a lift of 96kg in the snatch. She was behind Tuana Suren of Turkey who lifted 104kg.
The first-round technical knockout (TKO) was a clinic in timing, speed and power that sent a statement of intent to the entire 70kg division on the opening night of this year's Lion Championship.
Nguyễn Tiểu Phương has become the first Vietnamese marathoner living in Việt Nam to complete all six largest marathons in the world. The Six Star Finisher expect to run in all the world's big city marathons in the future and help Vietnamese women start running to improve their lifestyle.