Vietnam on Saturday beat Indonesia 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out Saturday to rank third place in the ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Football Federation (AFF) U17 Championship Tournament.
Indonesian player Sahlan Sodik scored the opener in the 18th minute, but Vietnam drew level through Giang Tran Quach Tan in the 29th minute.
During the second half, both teams could not find any scores. In penalty kicks, Vietnam won 4-3 after Indonesia's Irvin Museng
hit the goal post, making some of Indonesian players cry.
"Today my team had bad luck. We will try to train our players more in the next year," Indonesian coach Urias told a press conference after the match.
"I got a lot of experiences from this championship here," Vietnamese coach Dinh Hong Vinh said.
"In Cambodia, it is hot in the morning and it rains in the afternoon. My players have not had experience like this before, including playing under rain. The football field here is not flat, making us have difficulties too. I will train my boys to go along with these problems in other matches," he said.
Thailand will play Laos in the final later on Saturday.
The first ASEAN U-17 football championship was held in 2005 in Thailand, with Burma being the winner, and the second in 2006 in Vietnam, with Vietnam the winner.
Source: Xinhua
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