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(Sports) Vietnam defeats Syria 2-0 at friendly football match

Xinhua, May 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

Vietnamese national men's football team defeated Syrian team 2-0 at a friendly football match in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Tuesday.

Vietnamese striker Cong Vinh scored the first goal for Vietnam at the 34th minute of the game. During extra time of the first half of the match, striker Van Quyet added the second goal for Vietnam.

The Syrian team came to Vietnam with 21 players. The match with Vietnam is one of three the friendly matches that Syria is playing to prepare for World Cup qualification.

Meanwhile, the match with Syria is within the preparation program of Vietnam for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2016 slated for late this year with an aim of entering final match. Endit