Viet Nam secured a 1-0 win over defending champions Malaysia in their first match in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U18 Championship which took place at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on 7 August .

Viet Nam beat Malaysia 1-0 in AFF U18 Championship

The game was a tight affair for most of the 90 official minutes.

In the 88^th minute, a corner kick by Vietnam’s last substitute Vo Minh Trong caused a disorder in Malaysia’s defence and a Malaysian player shot the ball into their own net.

Viet Nam are in Group B which is considered the "group of death", including Australia and Thailand – two of the strongest sides in the tournament – as well as Cambodia, Singapore and Malaysia.

Viet Nam will play Australia on August 9, Thailand on August 13 and Cambodia two days later. All the matches will be held at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City except for the match between Viet Nam and Singapore, which will be played at Go Dau Stadium in neighbouring Binh Duong province.

Meanwhile, Group A comprises of Indonesia, the Philippines, Laos, Myanmar and Timor Leste, and Brunei.

All the three matches of Group A will be held at the Go Dau Stadium in Binh Duong province.

(Source: VNA)