Vietnam’s U16s beat Japan at 2024 Peace Cup
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s U16 national football team recorded a win over Japan on August 20 in the final match of the 2024 Peace Cup which was held in China, thereby finishing as the runner-up of the friendly tournament.
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Following the 3-0 victory over Uzbekistan’s U16s, the Vietnamese team entered the match with great confidence and rapidly scored the first goal in the 16th minute of the game.
The only goal made by striker Van Bach helped the Vietnamese team to defeat Japan with a final score of 1-0 to finish second in the tournament.
Meanwhile, hosts China beat Uzbekistan to become the champion of the 2024 Peace Cup.
The friendly match helped Vietnam’s U16 team led by head coach of Cristiano Roland sharpen their skills whilst serving as a warm-up for the qualifiers to the 2025 AFC U17 Asian Cup which is scheduled to take place in October.