Vietnam beats Bahrain in Asian Games opener

Vietnam’s Under-23 squad scored a 3-1 upset against Baharain in their Group B opener at the 16th Asian Games at Guangdong People’s Stadium, on Monday.

The Vietnamese youths scored one goal in the first half and another two goals in the second before Bahrain pulled one back in the final minutes.

Before the event began, coach Phan Thanh Hung and the Vietnamese U23s said they believed they could advance to the second round.

The impressive win over Bahrain certainly made for a good start.

The two top squads, in each of the tournament’s six groups will advance to the second round along with the four third-place teams with the best results.

The Vietnamese U23s will clash with Turkmenistan in their next game on Wednesday before facing off against Iran on Friday.

In the other Group B match on Monday, Iran thrashed Turkmenistan 4-1 to come out on top of the group.

In Group A, Malaysia defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-1 while hosts China lost 0-3 to Japan.

In Group C, North Korea beat South Korea 1-0 while Palestine and Jordan fought to a scoreless tie.

On Sunday, Kuwait beat India 2-0 while Qatar drew 0-0 with Singapore in Group D; and in Group E, Uzbekistan hammered Bangladesh 3-0. The U.A.E drew 1-1 with Hong Kong.

In Group F, Oman defeated Maldives 3-0 while Thailand crushed Pakistan 6-0 with Thong Lao and Teerasil Dangda each scoring a double.

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Vietnam beats Bahrain in Asian Games opener

Vietnam’s Under-23 squad scored a 3-1 upset against Baharain in their Group B opener at the 16th Asian Games at Guangdong People’s Stadium, on Monday.

The Vietnamese youths scored one goal in the first half and another two goals in the second before Bahrain pulled one back in the final minutes.

Before the event began, coach Phan Thanh Hung and the Vietnamese U23s said they believed they could advance to the second round.

The impressive win over Bahrain certainly made for a good start.

The two top squads, in each of the tournament’s six groups will advance to the second round along with the four third-place teams with the best results.

The Vietnamese U23s will clash with Turkmenistan in their next game on Wednesday before facing off against Iran on Friday.

In the other Group B match on Monday, Iran thrashed Turkmenistan 4-1 to come out on top of the group.

In Group A, Malaysia defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-1 while hosts China lost 0-3 to Japan.

In Group C, North Korea beat South Korea 1-0 while Palestine and Jordan fought to a scoreless tie.

On Sunday, Kuwait beat India 2-0 while Qatar drew 0-0 with Singapore in Group D; and in Group E, Uzbekistan hammered Bangladesh 3-0. The U.A.E drew 1-1 with Hong Kong.

In Group F, Oman defeated Maldives 3-0 while Thailand crushed Pakistan 6-0 with Thong Lao and Teerasil Dangda each scoring a double.

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Vietnam U23 football team beats Bahrain

Vietnam 's under-23s cruised past Bahrain 3-1 in their first match in the Asian Games on Nov. 8.

The win marks a good start for the team in Group B, which includes Iran , Turkmenistan , Bahrain and Vietnam.

At the opening game in Qatar Asian Games four years ago, Vietnam lost 2-1 to Bahrain .

Midfielder Nguyen Thanh Trung put Vietnam ahead just 34 minutes
into the game when he slotted home Pham Thanh Luong's through-ball.

Vietnam focused on a counter-attacking game, to nullify the
superior height and strength of their Bahraini opponents, and took the
lead into half time.

Fifteen minutes into second half,
Trung nearly scored a second goal but his free kick was saved by
Bahrain 's keeper Mushaima.

In the 72nd minute, Nguyen
Trong Hoang made it 2-0 from a quick counter-attack, before striker
Nguyen Anh Duc scored the third goal in the 88th minute.

Bahrain pulled back a consolation goal in the last minute.

Vietnam will meet Turkmenistan on Nov. 10 and Iran on Nov 13 at the Guangdong People's Stadium.

Team assistant coach Phan Thanh Hung said the team would try their best
to take a second or the best placed third in the group, which set them a
berth in the knock-out round.

Twenty-four teams are
taking part in the under-23s tournament, with the top two and four of
the best third-placed sides from the six groups advancing to the round
of 16./.

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