May 15, 2017 | 18:42 (GMT+7)
            
         
        
     
    
    
    
        Vietnam U20 futsal team beats China in Thailand
    
        
            
                Vietnam U20 futsal team defeated U20 China 5-1 in their friendly match in Thailand on May 13.
        
        
        
            
U20 Vietnam and U20 China futsal teams in the friendly match in Thailand on May 13 (Photo: thethaovietnam.vn)
 
The match was a warm-up for the knockout stage of the Asian Football Confederation U20 Futsal Championship, which will be held in Thailand on May 16-26 at the Bangkok Arena and the Huamark Indoor Stadium.
Earlier, in another friendly match, Vietnam beat Uzbekistan 4-1. 
Vietnam is in Group B with Japan, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan and Indonesia in the championship. There are 16 other teams competing in three different groups. The group winners and runners-up from each group will qualify for the knockout stage - the quarterfinals. 
Vietnam will face Tajikistan in their first match on May 17. Subsequently, they will face Indonesia (May 18), Chinese Taipei (May 19) and Japan (May 20).
 Source: VNA