Opening the event, Le Hoai Anh, General Secretary of the Vietnam Football Federation and head of the organizing board said that the tournament aims to develop a new generation of players for Vietnam’s national team.

The tournament is part of Vietnam’s preparations for the U15 Southeast Asia Football Championship 2017 and the U16 Asia U16 Championship, he added.

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A training session of U15 Vietnam. Source: thethaovn
The winner of the tournament will be awarded with a trophy, gold medals and 3,000 USD in cash. Second and third place will receive cash worth 1,500 USD and 1,000 USD respectively.

The organizing board will also honor the top scorer, best player, best goalkeeper and best referee.

Following the opening ceremony, a match between U15 Vietnam and U15 Taipei (China) took place with Vietnam triumphing 5-2.

Vietnam will meet U15 Indonesia on June 16.

The tournament will run until June 18. Tickets for all games are free.

Source: VNA