SEA Games: Vietnam crush Brunei 6-0 at first men’s football match
The men’s football team of Vietnam secured a perfect start for their 30th SEA Games journey with an emphatic 6 – 0 victory against Brunei at Binan stadium in the Philippines on November 25 afternoon.
The Vietnamese men's football team (in red) play Brunei, the first match at the 30th SEA Games, at Binan stadium in the Philippines on November 25 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The men’s football team of Vietnamsecured a perfect start for their 30th SEA Games journey with an emphatic 6 – 0victory against Brunei at Binan stadium in the Philippines on November 25afternoon.
The team of head coach Park Hang-seo netted thefirst goal at the 9th minute by Ha Duc Chinh, who headed in from a corner.
At the 23rd minute, receiving the ball from DoThanh Thinh, Chinh marked his double with a close-range shot that was met withno resistance from the Brunei keeper.
In the second half, the match continued to becompletely under Vietnam’s control.
Chinh once again headed in the corner tocomplete his hattrick at the 48th minute.
The score was raised to 4 – 0 for Vietnam at the60th minute when Nguyen Trong Hoang made a pass to Nguyen Trong Hung, whounselfishly passed to Trieu Viet Hung for an easy tap-in.
The ball made its way to the net at the 66th and83rd minutes thanks to Nguyen Thanh Chung and Nguyen Trong Hung, respectively.
With this result, the men’s team earned their firstthree points at the 30th SEA Games.
Vietnam and Brunei are in Group B, which alsoincludes Laos, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Vietnam’s next match withLaos will be on November 28.
Vietnam is striving to win gold which will bethe first for its men's football at the tournament./.
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The Vietnamese men's football team (in red) play Brunei, the first match at the 30th SEA Games, at Binan stadium in the Philippines on November 25 (Photo: VNA) 
