Thai Son Nam District 8 in 2nd win at futsal champs

Thai Son Nam District 8 enjoyed their second win at the ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Club Championship in Myanmar.

Thai Son Nam District 8 players celebrate after scoring in their 5-1 win over W FC during the ASEAN Football Federation Futsal Club Championship in Myanmar. — VNS Photo

The Viet Nam representatives defeated W FC of the host 5-1 yesterday at the Sports Complex Indoor Stadium.

They now top the women’s group after two wins and take six points.

They will next play Bangkok FC of Thailand.

An wins stage, That keeps yellow jersey

South Korean An Seonjin beat yellow jersey holder Nguyen Thi That to win the third stage of the National Women’s Open Cycling Tournament of the An Giang Television Cup yesterday.

An was not in the leading group for most of the round, but she made an outstanding sprint as the tour neared the finish line.

Her sudden attack helped her pass That of the Hat Ngoc Troi crew to win the 96km tour from Dong Xoai Town of Binh Phuoc Province to Cu Chi District of HCM City, with a time of 2hr 39.18min.

Despite taking second place yesterday, That remains at the top of the overall ranking. Kim Hyunjin, also a South Korean, and An are placed second and third, respectively.

The South Korea crew lead the team ranking by a six-second gap. Hat Ngoc Troi and Biwase Binh Duong are followers.

The fourth stage will run from Binh Chanh District to Tra Vinh Province, a 120km course.

Viet Nam win second match at regional tourney

Viet Nam temporarily top Group A at the ASEAN Football Federation U16 Championship after two matches.

Vietnamese U16 players take a selfie during the AFF U16 Championship. They defeated Australia 3-0 yesterday. — VNS Photo

Vietnamese players yesterday defeated Australia 3-0 at the Army Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Nguyen Huu Thang opened the scoring 17 minutes into the game, and Tran Van Dat made it 2-0 10 minutes later. Nguyen Khac Khiem concluded the game with his goal in the 78th minute.

Thang and Khiem have netted two goals each in this group round.

Viet Nam have six points after the second win and have kept a clean sheet for 180 minutes.

Viet Nam lost 0-1 Australia in the Asian Championship qualification last September.

They will have one day to rest before returning to the field against Myanmar on July 14.

Source: VNS