Malditas lose to Vietnamese in semis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:41:39 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO

Games Sunday

(Rizal Memorial Stadium)

4 p.m. — Philippines vs Myanmar (Bronze)

8 p.m. — Thailand vs Vietnam (Gold)

BINAN, Laguna — The Philippines was relegated to a bronze medal match after suffering a 2-0 defeat to defending champion Vietnam in the women’s semifinals of the 30th Southeast Asian Games held Thursday at the Binan Football Stadium here.

Dreams of a stunning upset disappeared when the Malditas conceded two goals in the second half to end their gold medal hopes in front of 2,509 fans supporting flboth nations.

Thai Thi Tao struck the opener past the hour mark and Nguyen Tuyet Dung produced the insurance goal seven from normal time to seal Vietnam’s ticket to the final against Thailand.

Thailand claimed the other spot in the match for the gold after a 1-0 win over
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