Viet Nam meets Thailand in SEA Games Men’s Football Final

Thailand and Viet Nam teams advance to the Final of the SEA Games Men’s Football tournament on 19 May. In the semifinals, Thailand beat Indonesia 1-0 whereas the host Viet Nam beat Malaysia 1-0. It was a close match between the two teams, so both teams played hard and the match was reciprocal. The Thai team won with a single goal in injury time near the end of the match.
Wiratti scored the only winning goal for the Thai team in the 90+4 minute.
Hosts Viet Nam and Malaysia, who were unbeaten in the group stages, also had a tough match, with a goalless draw until the full 90 minutes of regular time.
The winning goal for Viet Nam was scored by Nguyen Thi in the 110th minute of the extra time. Malaysia will play the third-place match against the Indonesia team while Thai will play against host Viet Nam for the gold medal on 22 May. — Ko Nyi Lay/GNLM