Vietnam beat Philippines in friendly match in Qatar

10:01, 02/01/2019

Vietnam's men's national football team beat the Philippines 4-2 in a friendly match in Doha, Qatar on Monday.  

 

Vietnam’s men’s national football team beat the Philippines 4-2 in a friendly match in Doha, Qatar on Monday.  

This is the third consecutive win by Việt Nam over the Philippines. — Photo anninhthudo.vn  Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/sports/483041/viet-nam-beat-philippines-in-friendly-match-in-qatar.html#fZITw6wOZ2RWwRBg.99
This is the third consecutive win by Vietnam over the Philippines. — Photo anninhthudo.vn  

Unusually, the match was split into thirds, with each section lasting 30 minutes.

Vietnam were the stronger team in the opening period of play but couldn’t find the net.

After the first break, Quang Hai opened the scored after a pass from Hong Duy. Minutes later Van Đuc doubled the score.  

After coach Park made some switches in the formation, Philippines managed to level.

However, Van Hau hit a sweet volley to regain the lead for Vietnam, and a fourth goal in the last third of the game by Ngoc Hai put the game beyond the reach of the Philippines.

At the weekend the final round of the AFC Asian Cup begins for one month.

(Source:VNS)