The Vietnamese men’s U22 team made a comeback to defeat Indonesia 2-1 in their third match of Group B at the 30^th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines on 1 December.

Nguyen Thanh Chung equalises for Viet Nam in the 64th minute (Photo: VNA)

In the 23^rd minute, Sani Fauzi opened the scoreboard for Indonesia with a header, forcing Viet Nam to strike back.

The first half ended with Viet Nam trailing 0-1 against Indonesia.

At the start of the second half, the team in red made a substitution as striker Ha Duc Chinh replaced defender Ho Tan Tai to strengthen Viet Nam's frontline.

Nguyen Quang Hai had a chance inside the box in the 50^th minute. However, the team captain failed to make a good connection on the shot.

Nguyen Hoang Duc (in red) in action (Photo: VNA)

Viet Nam levelled the score in the 64^th minute as Nguyen Thanh Chung headed an equaliser in from a corner kicked by Do Hung Dung.

Three minutes were added to the second half. And when the match entered injury time, Nguyen Hoang Duc gave Viet Nam a dramatic lead with a strike from distance, also settling a late win for Viet Nam.

With this victory, Viet Nam maintain their winning streak at the group stage, with 9 points after 3 matches.

The team began its SEA Games campaign with a 6-0 win over Brunei Darussalam before thrashing Laos 6-1 in the second match.

Meanwhile, Indonesia defeated defending champions Thailand 2-0 in their first game before overcoming Singapore in their second match by the same scoreline.

Viet Nam will face Singapore on = 3 December at 7 pm (Ha Noi time). 

(Source: VNA)