In the 23rd minute, Sani Fauzi opened the scoreboard for Indonesia with a header, forcing Vietnam to strike back. The first half ended with Vietnam trailing 0-1 against Indonesia. At the start of the second half, the team in red made a substitution as striker Ha Duc Chinh replaced defender Ho Tan Tai to strengthen Vietnam's frontline. Nguyen Quang Hai had a chance inside the box in the 50th minute. However, the team captain failed to make a good connection on the shot. Vietnam levelled the score in the 64th minute as Nguyen Thanh Chung headed an equaliser in from a corner kicked by Do Hung Dung. Three minutes were added to the second half. And when the match entered injury time, Nguyen Hoang Duc gave Vietnam a dramatic lead with a strike from distance, also settling a late win for Vietnam.
The Vietnamese men’s U22
team made a comeback to defeat Indonesia 2-1 in their third match of Group B
at the 30th
Southeast Asian Games (SEA
Games 30) in the Philippines on
December 1.
Nguyen Thanh Chung equalises for Vietnam in the 64th minute (Photo: VNA)
Nguyen Hoang Duc (in red) in action (Photo: VNA)
With this victory, Vietnam maintain their winning streak at the group stage,
with nine points after three matches.
The team began its SEA Games campaign with a 6-0 win over Brunei Darussalam
before thrashing Laos 6-1 in the second match.
Meanwhile, Indonesia defeated
defending champions Thailand 2-0 in their first game before overcoming
Singapore in their second match by the same scoreline.
Vietnam will face Singapore on December 3 at 7 pm (Hanoi time).
Source: VNA
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