SEA Games 31: Vietnam, Indonesia advance to semifinals

By Tuong Thuy
Sun, May 15, 2022 | 9:49 pm GMT+7

SEA Games defending champions Vietnam and Indonesia on Sunday qualified for the men’s football semifinals as Group A’s winners and runners-up.

Nguyen Van Tung and Ho Thanh Minh scored one goal each in U23 Vietnam’s 2-0 win over U23 Timor Leste at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho province, northern Vietnam.

The defending champions completed their group stage with 10 points, while Indonesia came second in the group with nine points after defeating the Myanmar team 3-1 on the same day.

Vietnam finished the group stage with three wins and one draw, while Indonesia secured three wins but one loss, a 0-3 defeat by the hosts.

Vietnam score two goals in U23 Vietnam’s 2-0 win over U23 Timor Leste on May 15, 2022. Photo courtesy of Thethao247.vn

Vietnam score two goals in U23 Vietnam’s 2-0 win over U23 Timor Leste on May 15, 2022. Photo courtesy of Thethao247.vn

In Group B, U23 Malaysia and U23 Thailand will play their last game against Cambodia and Laos respectively in the group stage on Monday, identifying who will be the group’s winners to take on Indonesia on Thursday in a semi-final.

Meanwhile, Vietnam will play Group B’s runners-up in the other semi-final on the same day, also at Viet Tri Stadium.

Both Cambodia and Laos in Group B are unqualified for the semifinals, as are Singapore. In Group A, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Timor Leste also failed to make the cut.

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