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Singapore snatched a 2-2 draw against Vietnam to make sure to pull out of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-19 Championship with at least one point.
The youths lost their previous four games in Group A, conceding 17 goals and scoring only once before beating Vietnam in their last game on Monday.
Vietnam needed a big win with an Indonesian win against Thailand to qualify for the semi-finals. It took them 17 minutes to unblock Singapore's defense when Nguyen Huu Tang scored the first goal of the game to give the team a 1-0 lead before the break.
He equalized in the 62nd minute thanks to Rezza Rezky, although Akmal Azman seemed to have taken a look at the ball.
Vietnam advanced in search of the winning goal and was rewarded in 76 made 2-1.
Needing The Vietnamese continued to attack and allowed Singapore to score their second goal five minutes from time through Syahadat Bin Masnawi
Thailand winning a 2-1 win in Indonesia in the other match, Vietnam was sent off.
Singapore finished last in Group A with one point, with Laos, the Philippines and Vietnam withdrawing from the competition in the group stage.
Thailand and Indonesia will have to wait and see three nations – Malaysia, Myanmar and Timor-Leste – qualify for the Group B semifinals.
The semi-finals are scheduled for 12 July while the match for third place and the final will be held two days later. The four matches will be held at the Gelora Delta stadium in Sidoarjo.
Photo credit: VN Football Facebook
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