Vietnam overturned Jordan’s initial 1-0 lead to ultimately seal the game with a 2-1 victory on Monday at the finals round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-19 Championship taking place in China from October 3-17.
In a game of few clear-cut chances, Jordan took the lead shortly before half time with Mahmoud Za’tara’s goal, but Vietnam’s Le Quoc Phuong equalized with a sublime 55th minute free-kick.
At 17 minutes to time, the South East Asians continued to dominate as Nguyen Van Thanh secured the victory with a second goal.
Jordan continued to press in the remaining minutes in a bid to snatch a late equalizer but Vietnam’s defense held firm to the final whistle.
The victory means Vietnam join Japan with three points each in group C after Keiichiro Nuno’s side defeated defending champions United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-1 earlier in the day.
Vietnam will face Japan on Wednesday and UAE two days later.
The Vietnamese U-19 team coached by Trieu Quang Ha is one of 16 out of 38 Asian national teams to pass the qualifying round in November of last year.
The Asian U-19 event is held every two years.
