Vietnam produced their best performance so far at the ongoing Southeast
Asian Football Championship to beat the Philippines 3-1 in the last
group game, marching into the semi-finals as Group A winners.
Midfielder
Ngo Hoang Thinh opened the scoring with a long-distance shot from 30
yards out in the first half. Vu Minh Tuan doubled the advantage five
minutes into the second half before Pham Thanh Luong made it 3-0 after
just 57 minutes.
The Philippines’ only goal was scored by substitute Paul Mulders on the mark of the hour.
With the loss, the Philippines enter the last four as runners-up.
In the other match, Indonesia beat Laos 5-1 to leave the tournament.-VNA