Viet Nam’s U22 football team defeated the Philippines 2-1 in their Group A match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship, which kicked off in Cambodia on 17 February.

Viet Nam win 3 points in the match against the Philippines. (Source: VNA)

The result, contributed by goals of Danh Trung and Minh Binh at the 74^th and 78^th minutes, saw Viet Nam temporarily ranks first in the group with three points.

Viet Nam announced the 23-member squad for the tournament on  14 February evening. Hong Linh Ha Tinh football club contributes most players with six, followed by Hoang Anh Gia Lai club with five.

The teams are divided into two groups and are playing in the round-robin format. Two best teams of each group will advance to the semi-finals. All the matches take place at the Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium.

Viet Nam will continue to face Timor Leste on 19 February and Thailand two days later.

Group B includes Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Speaking to reporters, Vietnamese head coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan said his team would reach the final.

All the 16 matches of the 2019 AFF U22 Championship will be aired on VTV5 and VTV6.

(Source: VNA)