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Vietnam suffer second loss at Asian Cup 3rd June 2008

Viet Nam suffered a 3-0 loss to heavyweight rivals North Korea in their second group A match of the 2008 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in HCM City yesterday. Viet Nam, who were defeated 1-0 by China in the opener on Wednesday, failed to take the semi-final berth with the loss. The team’s last hope of any win will be a match against their Southeast Asian archrivals Thailand, who also lost to North Korea 5-0 on Wednesday.

Un Gyong scored the first goal while Kum Suk scored the second to help North Korea lead 2-0 during the first half of the game at HCM City’s Thong Nhat Stadium yesterday. Gyong converted a spot kick just 13 minutes into the game and Suk netted the second goal with a powerful header in the 39th minute.

After the break, Chinese coach Chen Yun Fat sent two strikers Nguyen Thi Ngoc Cham and Bui Tuyet Mai onto the field. The substitutions didn’t help the hosts find the net against such strong opponents. In the 67th minute, North Korea completed a convincing win when striker Suk netted the ball from a corner kick.

The tournament, which is being hosted by Viet Nam for the first time, has attracted eight teams from Asia competing in a round robin. Viet Nam have been drawn in group A with title holders China, North Korea and Thailand. Group B consists of North Korea (the 2006 Asian Games champions), the 2006 Asian Games runners-up Japan, Chinese Taipei and Australia.

The two top finishers in each group will go through to the semi-finals, which is played at HCM City’s Thong Nhat and Military Zone 7 stadia.

Source: VNS

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