Thai Son Nam enter AFC Futsal Club Championship semifinals
Thai Son Nam of Vietnam advanced to the semi-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship for the fourth time in a row after a 5-1 win over Shenzhen Nanling Tielang of China in Thailand on August 14.
Thai Son Nam players cerebrate after their 5-1 quarter-final win at the AFC Futsal Club Championship in Thailand. (Photo: the-afc.com)
Hanoi (VNA) - Thai Son Nam of Vietnam advanced to the semi-finals of theAFC Futsal Club Championship for the fourth time in a row after a 5-1 win overShenzhen Nanling Tielang of China in Thailand on August 14.
TheVietnamese team, who finished second in last year's tournament, were heavyfavourites over the Chinese side.
Thai SonNam dominated early, despite having to do without key striker Vu Duc Tung dueto a toe injury.
Minh Tri,Manh Dung and Doan Phat rotated to threaten the Chinese team’s area howeverthey were unable to make the breakthrough.
SergioRodrigo of Shenzhen nearly opened the scoring in a counter-attack but hefailed to find the target, before the first half ended goalless.
Thingschanged in the second half, as Japanese forward Kazuya Shimizu of ThaiSon Nam netted in the 22nd minute, before Tran ThaiHuy scored the Vietnamese side's second goal with a powerful finish.
Shimizu completedhis double in the 35th minute, scoring into an unguarded net,his tournament-leading seventh goal.
The twoother goals were scored by striker Nguyen Minh Tri and Ton That Phi in the 37th and38th minutes when Shenzhen pushed up looking for a goal.
StrikerDing Shunjie finally netted a consolation in the last seconds with a shot fromclose range.
Thai SonNam will face three-time champions Nagoya Oceans of Japan in the semi-final onAugust 15 at the Bangkok Arena.
Earlier, NagoyaOceans defeated Vamos FC of India 3-1 in the quarter-final.-VNA
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Thai Son Nam players cerebrate after their 5-1 quarter-final win at the AFC Futsal Club Championship in Thailand. (Photo: the-afc.com) 
