Vietnam lose 3-2 to Turkmenistan in HCM City

HCM City (VNA) - Vietnam lost to Turkmenistan 3-2 at the Ho Chi Minh City International Football Tournament-SJC Eximbank Cup on Oct. 5.

Vietnam benefited from vocal local support and wasted no time
ratcheting up the pressure.

In the 20 th minute of the match, Minh Phuong scored the first goal for the
hosts. However, two minutes later the visitors' captain levelled the score
after a fault by a Vietnamese defender.

The Vietnamese team, who lost to the Republic of Korea 's student team
1-0 on Oct. 3, was unchanged after the break. Vietnam found their rhythm
and applied intense pressure on the visitors, but to no avail.

Turkmenistan redoubled their offensive effort, which resulted in two
more goals to the dismay of the home fans.

Vietnam created numerous chances but it was only in the 89 th minute
that striker Cong Vinh succeeded in scoring the host team's second goal.

The tournament, which made its debut in HCM City in 1995 as the
Independence Cup, has attracted teams from Myanmar , Turkmenistan and
Vietnam , as well as a student team from the RoK, who compete in a
round-robin format.

Later this month Vietnam will participate in the T&T Cup in Hanoi and
the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup in December.-Enditem