Sea games 2017 football

The Vietnamese national women’s football team have been promised more than VND10 billion (US$438,569) and a number of valuable items including a car and motorbikes in rewards following their successful title defense against Thailand at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines on Sunday. The Vietnamese women toiled in 120 minutes at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila before they could edge past Thailand, with the gold-winning goal scored in the 92nd minute. The minimal victory won the Vietnamese women the sixth gold medal in SEA Games women’s football so far, with the other five clinched in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, and 2017. Following the triumph, Vietnam's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien, who is also the president of the Vietnam Olympic Committee, decided to reward the team with VND1 billion (US$43,148). Likewise, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Hung Thinh Corporation, and Le Van Kiem, chairman of Long Thanh Golf Investment … [Read more...] about Vietnam to reward SEA Games women’s football champions with big bucks

Vietnam will compete for their first-ever Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal in the men’s football final against Indonesia in the Philippines on Tuesday evening. The much-anticipated game will take place at Rizal Memorial Stadium in the Filipino capital of Manila, and will be aired in Vietnam on VTV6 Channel at 7:00 pm. In Ho Chi Minh City, ten gigantic screens have been set up on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1 for the public to enjoy the game free of charge. Other public venues, such as the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Culture House at 4A Pham Ngoc Thach Street in District 1, will also screen the game. For the safety of these mass screenings, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has announced that all heavy trucks will be banned from several streets in Districts 1, 3 and 5 between 10:00 pm on Tuesday and 1:00 am on Wednesday. These streets include Ngo Nhan Tinh, Trang Tu, Nguyen Thi Nho, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Hung Vuong, Ly Thai To, Dien Bien Phu, Nguyen Thuong … [Read more...] about Vietnam crave long-awaited gold medal in SEA Games men’s football

Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated November 28 90'+3 Final whistleVietnam lead 6-1 and secure their top position of Group B, with three games to spare. 90'+2 VIETNAM SCOREQuang Hai brings the goal to 6-1 seconds before the game ends. SEA Games: Vietnam continues impressive run, beating Laos 6-1 Quang Hải lập công 90' The second half has three extra minutes. 88' Hoang Duc misses a chance to score.  Trong Hoang reacts after scoring the fifth goal for Vietnam. Photo by Duc Dong. 83' VIETNAM SCORETrong Hoang brings the score to 5-1 for Vietnam. SEA Games: Vietnam continues impressive run, beating Laos 6-1 Trọng Hoàng ghi bàn 80' Newcomer Hoang Duc misses a chance to score, sending the ball beyond the bar. 75' Hattrick hero Tien Linh is replaced by Hoang Duc. 74' Ngoc Bao heads in from Viet Hung's corner, but it lacks accuracy. 71' … [Read more...] about SEA Games: Vietnam continues impressive run, beating Laos 6-1

With a total of 285 medals, Vietnam beat neighboring Thailand (92 gold medals) to rank second behind hosts Philippines (149 gold medals) at the 30th SEA Games Tuesday. Vietnam will compete in the beach handball final, the only medal event left, on the closing day Wednesday. The men’s U22 football team made millions of Vietnamese fans at home proud, beating Indonesia emphatically with a 3-0 score, winning the long-awaited gold medal. Tuesday proved to be a successful day for Vietnamese wrestlers, as they grabbed seven gold medals. Nguyen Van Cong and Can Tat Du won gold in the men’s 57kg and 70kg freestyle categories, while Nguyen Huu Dinh and Nguyen Xuan Dinh took the 61kg and 65kg gold medals. Ha Van Hieu bagged another wrestling gold medal in the men’s 125kg category. Kieu Thi Ly and Nguyen Thi My Hanh triumphed in the women’s 57kg and 62 kg categories.  In athletics, Nguyen Thi Oanh won gold in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase, breaking the SEA … [Read more...] about SEA Games: Vietnam cap second to last day with football cherry on top