Vietnam loses 1-3 to Australia in AFC U16 qualifier
Vietnam lost 1-3 to Australia in the final Group I match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Championship Malaysia 2018 qualifier held at the Mongolian Football Federation Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar on September 24.
Vietnam (in red) are defeated 1-3 by Australia in the AFC U16 Championship qualifier (Photo: the-afc.com)
Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnam lost 1-3 to Australia in the final Group I match of the AsianFootball Confederation (AFC) U16 Championship Malaysia 2018 qualifier heldat the Mongolian Football Federation Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar onSeptember 24.
The loss means Australia,the group leader, qualified for the next stage and also the tournament’sfinal round, while Vietnam, the second-placed team, haveto await the results of other group matches, ifthey want to play in the finals in Malaysia next year.
Thequalification matches will end on September 29.
Vietnam controlled the gameearly in the first half, but their long-range attempts could not getpast Australian goalkeeper Ahmad Taleb.However, Australiascored three goals thanks to the mistakes made by theVietnamese defenders in the second half.
Captain Tyson Savas openedthe score with his seventh goal of the tournament in the 62nd minute.Midfielder Ryan Teague doubled their advantage with a free kick 10 minutes later.
Tristan Hammond converted apenalty kick to make it 3-0 in the 79th minute.
Vietnam’s only goal went tosubstitute forward Dau Ngoc Thanh, who scored in the 82nd minute.
After the match, coachPeter Cklamovski of Australia admitted Vietnam was a difficultopponent. They played really hard and made it challenging for us, headded.
He saidAustralia had improved in the last few months, and hisplayers had done a good job yesterday. They aimto win next year’s final tournament, he added.
On the other side, coach VuHong Viet of Vietnam congratulated Australia.
He said Vietnam displayed good football inthe first half, but in the second half, their defence lostconcentration leading to the team’s defeat.-VNA
Vietnam will face Cambodia in the opening match of Group I of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Championship 2018 qualifying round on September 20 in Mongolia.
The matches against Australia and hosts Mongolia in the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship qualification are important for Vietnam, Coach Vu Hong Viet said.
Ten-man Vietnam kicked off their campaign to qualify for the AFC U16 Championship with a comprehensive 5-2 victory over Cambodia on September 20 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Vietnam (in red) are defeated 1-3 by Australia in the AFC U16 Championship qualifier (Photo: the-afc.com) 
