Vietnam defeat Thailand to keep SEA Games men’s football crown
The U-23 men’s football team of Vietnam beat its Thai archrival 1-0 in the final of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held on its home soil to keep back the crown in a tense match on May 22.
Nham Manh Dung (17) scores the only goal of the match, securing Vietnam's win against Thailand. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The U-23 men’s football team of Vietnambeat its Thai archrival 1-0 in the final of the ongoing 31st Southeast AsianGames (SEA Games 31) held on its home soil to keep back the crown in atense match on May 22.
After the whistle, the two teams started Hanoi meet with severalchances for Vietnam, and the Vietnamese young men failed to turn them intogoals in the first minutes. Thailand then regained the balance in the ballcontrol, and the two teams had a tit-for-tat first half.
In the second half, Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo sent inforward Nham Manh Dung (17), and the substitution proved effective.
Vietnam (red) faces Thailand in the SEA Games 31 men's football final at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium on May 22 evening. (Photo: VNA)
Photo: VNA
In the 82nd minute, Tuan Tai (12) created a good passfrom the left, and Dung rose high to make an unstoppable header to the far highcorner of the net of Thailand to score the only goal of the match, much to theexcitement of the nearly 30,000 spectators who packed the My Dinh NationalStadium to its full capacity.
Before the match, Vietnam were the reigning champions of U-23men’s football in Southeast Asia after the SEA Games 30 held in 2019 in thePhilippines./.
Dung scores a goal for Vietnam in the 82nd minute, sending the crowd wild. (Photo: VNA)
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Nham Manh Dung (17) scores the only goal of the match, securing Vietnam's win against Thailand. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam (red) faces Thailand in the SEA Games 31 men's football final at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium on May 22 evening. (Photo: VNA)
Photo: VNA
Dung scores a goal for Vietnam in the 82nd minute, sending the crowd wild. (Photo: VNA)
