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Monday, February 21, 2011

Nghe An take V-League lead

Speedy: Nguyen Trong Hoang (right) of Song Lam Nghe An vies for the ball against Hoa Phat Ha Noi defenders in their V-League match at Vinh Stadium on Saturday. Nghe An won 2-1. — VNA/VNS Photo Lan Xuan

Speedy: Nguyen Trong Hoang (right) of Song Lam Nghe An vies for the ball against Hoa Phat Ha Noi defenders in their V-League match at Vinh Stadium on Saturday. Nghe An won 2-1. — VNA/VNS Photo Lan Xuan

HA NOI — Song Lam Nghe An took the lead of the V-League Eximbank Cup after beating Hoa Phat Ha Noi 2-1 on Saturday.

The central team fought back to win in a thrilling match against the tough rivals on their home turf.

Striker Timothy Anjembe from Nigeria scored to help Ha Noi gain an early 1-0 lead 10 minutes into the game.

Fagan Andre Diego scored the equalising goal 16 minutes into the second half before Kavin Eltroy Bryan netted a ball during the 85th minute.

The win put Nghe An on top of the V-League with seven points, one point clear of SHB Da Nang who beat Ha Noi T&T 2-0 earlier at Ha Noi's Hang Day Stadium on Friday.

Khatoco Khanh Hoa, who stunned V-League two-time champions Becamex Binh Duong 3-1 on Saturday, are holding third place with six points.

Defending champions Ha Noi T&T dropped to fourth place with six points after a 2-0 loss to Da Nang.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai secured their first win in the V-League after beating newly-promoted Ha Noi ACB 3-1 in the capital city on Saturday.

Also on Saturday, Navibank Sai Gon crushed Lam Son Thanh Hoa 3-1. Vicem Hai Phong were held to a 1-1 draw by Dong Thap at Hai Phong's Lach Tray Stadium, while Ninh Binh were defeated by Dong Tam Long An 2-1 at home.

The next round of V-League games will take place tomorrow, Friday and Sunday. — VNS

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Vietnam win Eximbank Football Cup

Vietnam players celebrate after winning the Eximbank Cup at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCMC on Saturday - Photo: Ba Chau
HCMC – Vietnam’s U-23 football team won the international Eximbank Cup after beating Iran U21 2-0 in Saturday’s final at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCMC on Saturday.

Singapore U23 secured third place when they tied goalless with Malaysia in Saturday’s earlier game.

Both Vietnam and Iran went into the final with four points from the two opening games, but because of goal difference Iran only needed a draw while Vietnam needed to win.

The home side had beaten Malaysia 2-1 in the opener and tied goalless with Singapore in the second game, while Iran drew 1-1 with Singapore in the first game and beat Malaysia 2-0 in the second game.

Vietnam’s coach Phan Thanh Hung used the strongest squad in hopes of keeping the cup at home. He only used eight key players from the SEA Games line up as they had lost 1-0 to Malaysia in the finals of the 25th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) last December in Laos.

Iran controlled the ball in the first minutes, however, under heavy pressure from local fans at Thong Nhat Stadium, the hosts regained composure.

Striker Nguyen Anh Duc opened the score at 44 minutes with a header after receiving the ball from midfielder Nguyen Duc Thien in the penalty box.

Vietnam was reduced to 10 men in early minutes of the second half when striker Nguyen Anh Duc was sent off with a red card. The visitors tried to exploit the advantage, vainly putting more pressure on the Vietnamese defense.

Substitute player Hoang Dinh Tung, who replaced Nguyen Thanh Trung in the 50th minute, doubled the score in the 80th minute. Tung broke the offside trap before beating Iran’s goalie at the near post.

The round robin was a celebration of the 1,000 anniversary of the Thang Long - Hanoi. Vietnam won with seven points earning them $20,000. Iran finished second with US$10,000. The Singapore side pocketed US$5,000.

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