VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Olympic team tasted a 3-0 loss to Malaysia in the group B opener of the Grand Royal Challenge at the Thuwunna Youth Training Centre in Myanmar yesterday.

The Viet Nam Olympic team tasted a 3-0 loss to Malaysia yesterday. (Photo: VNN)

Viet Nam meet the South Korean Hyundai in A group’s second match on Sunday.

The Vietnamese team are in group B with Malaysia and the South Korean Hyundai team.

Viet Nam had a goalless draw to V-League’s Hai Phong Cement, who are trained by former national coach Austrian Alfred Riedl in Ha Noi last week.

The Viet Nam team, who are made up of the country’s best young players, all of whom helped Viet Nam place third at the International U-21 football tournament in Hue city City in September, will be the main squad competing at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos next December.

Hosts Myanmar were held to a goalless draw by underdogs Bangladesh in their group A match on Tuesday. Myanmar, Indonesia and Bangladesh make up group A.

The 11-day football event will see the winning team taking US$15,000, while the runners-up pocket $7,500.

(Source: Viet Nam News)