03:12, 02/12/2019

Vietnam U22 comeback to beat Indonesia U22

Vietnam U22 made a brave comeback from 1-0 down to edge Indonesia U22 2-1 in their third Group B game of SEA Games 30 on December 1.
 

Vietnam U22 made a brave comeback from 1-0 down to edge Indonesia U22 2-1 in their third Group B game of SEA Games 30 on December 1.
 
The tactic of Indonesia caused some troubles for Vietnam’s defense in the first half. They took the lead after 23 minutes with a header of Rizki Fauzi, courtesy of a goalkeeping error.

 

Thanh Chung’s header is the turning-point in Vietnam’s win (source: vietnamnet)
Thanh Chung’s header is the turning-point in Vietnam’s win (source: vietnamnet)
 
Vietnam rallied in the second half to restore parity. Thanh Chung equalized for Vietnam with a header in the 64th minute. Hoang Duc scored a stunning injury-time winner to hand Vietnam a 2-1 win over Indonesia. 
 
The win helped Vietnam U22 to remain top of Group B with nine points. Thailand U22 and Indonesia U22 are second and third. Vietnam will meet Singapore on December 3.
 
A.N
Translated by H.N