Vietnam 2 to meet Thailand in regional police football competition’s semis
Vietnam 2 set up a thrilling meet with Thailand while Cambodia will face Timor-Leste in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Police Football Open on July 13 in Hanoi.
Vietnam 2 players celebrate their scoring during their match against Timor-Leste on July 11. (Photos courtesy of organisers)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam 2 set up a thrilling meet with Thailand while Cambodia will face Timor-Leste in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Police Football Open on July 13 in Hanoi.
Vietnam 2 advanced to the last-four round after their third win beating Timor Leste 3-0 on July 11 at the PVF Football Training Centre Stadium in Hung Yen province.
With a perfect record of three wins the host side topped the Group B's ranking table, followed by Timor Leste.
Australia beat Singapore 1-0 to seal their only win of the tournament for the third position. No 4 Singapore went home with only one point from a draw.
Vietnam 2 will play Thailand who took Group A's second place after losing 2-4 to defending champions Cambodia on July 11.
Cambodia also secured three win to top the group with nine points, setting up a knockout encounter against Timor Leste at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi.
Also in Group A, Vietnam 1 beat Laos 5-4 in the last match of the group round. They had same four points with Thailand but dropped to No 3 due to their worse goal difference.
All semi-final matches will be broadcast live on FPT Play from ☂4pm on July 13./.
The tournament is expected to deepen effective cooperation among police forces in maintaining public order and security, and in the fight against crime, particularly transnational crime, for peace, safety, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world at large.
The expanded ASEAN police football tournament from July 5-15 will feature five teams from ASEAN member states, including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Timor-Leste, one guest team from Australia, and two host teams from Vietnam’s police forces called Police Vietnam I and Police Vietnam II.
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