VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam took the lead in Group A at the FIFA Women's Olympic Football Tournament's Asian Zone qualifiers after they held their hosts Chinese Taipei to a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Cruising: Viet Nam women's football team lead Group A at the FIFA Women's Olympic Football Tourmament's Asian Zone qualifiers. The team will compete in the second round qualifiers on June 3-12.(Photo: VNS)

As planned, the team returned home yesterday in preparation for the Asian Zone's second qualifying round on June 3-12 which comprises five teams including Viet Nam, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Iran and Jordan.

The winner of this round will join Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Australia for the final qualification round that will take place from September 1-11. The six teams will play a one-round league format. The top two teams in the final round of qualifiers will represent Asia at the 2012 London Olympics.

Hosts for the second qualification round will come from among the participating teams while the final qualification round hosts will be decided between Australia North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and one potential participating member association.

* Binh Duong director fired after humiliating 1-4 defeat

Becamex Binh Duong football team's executive director Doan Van Ut was fired on Sunday after their humiliating 1-4 loss to Song Lam Nghe An at their Go Dau Stadium, Binh Duong Province.

Ut was awarded the post after a major personnel clear-out of the team two years ago.

However, Ut failed in both managing the team and improving their league standing.

Bizarrely Ut's replacement of Tran Van Duong was the previous holder of the position. Duong who resigned in 2009 is expected to help the V-League's twice-champions return to winning ways, after a season of only three wins, two draws and three losses that has left them in eighth position this season.

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