Vietnam beat Indonesia 3-0 to take SEA Games football gold

Ag AFP

MANILA: Vietnam cruised their way to the Southeast Asian Games men’s football title on Tuesday night with a routine 3-0 win in the final over Indonesia in Manila.

The Golden Dragons, who went into the gold medal match as firm favourites, were rarely tested at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Star man Doan Van Hau opened the scoring after 39 minutes, latching on to a Do Hung Dung free kick from the edge of the box for a close-range header.

Vietnam made it 2-0 in the 59th minute after a scuffed Indonesia clearance fell to Do Hung Dung, who buried his shot from the edge of the box. Doan Van Hau then scored his second and his team’s third goal shortly after.