The men’s football team of Viet Nam secured a perfect start for their 30^th SEA Games journey with an emphatic 6 – 0 victory against Brunei at Binan stadium in the Philippines on 25 November afternoon.

The Vietnamese men's football team (in red) play Brunei, the first match at the 30th SEA Games, at Binan stadium in the Philippines on 25 November  (Photo: VNA)

The team of head coach Park Hang-seo netted the first goal at the 9^th minute by Ha Duc Chinh, who headed in from a corner.

At the 23^rd minute, receiving the ball from Do Thanh Thinh, Chinh marked his double with a close-range shot that was met with no resistance from the Brunei keeper.

In the second half, the match continued to be completely under Viet Nam’s control.

Chinh once again headed in the corner to complete his hattrick at the 48^th minute.

The score was raised to 4 – 0 for Viet Nam at the 60^th minute when Nguyen Trong Hoang made a pass to Nguyen Trong Hung, who unselfishly passed to Trieu Viet Hung for an easy tap-in.

The ball made its way to the net at the 66^th and 83^rd minutes thanks to Nguyen Thanh Chung and Nguyen Trong Hung, respectively.

With this result, the men’s team earned their first three points at the 30^th SEA Games.

Viet Nam and Brunei are in Group B, which also includes Laos, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Viet Nam’s next match with Laos will be on November 28.

Viet Nam is striving to win gold which will be the first for its men's football at the tournament.

(Source: VNA)