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A late penalty from Evandra Florasta helped host Indonesia claim a narrow 2-1 victory over Vietnam and top Group A of the ASEAN U19 Boys’ Football Championship at the Sumatera Utara Main Stadium in Deli Serdang.
Reno Salampessy gave Indonesia the lead in the 22nd minute, and the match then shifted gears, frustrating Vietnam until the 74th minute, when Nguyen Quoc Khanh fired in the equaliser.
However, a late penalty for Indonesia saw Florasta stepping up to slot in the winner (90th+1) to emerge as Group A champions.
Indonesia will advance to the semi-finals while Vietnam stands in good stead to qualify as the best second placed team. But their qualification will depend on the top of the tale clashes between Thailand and Malaysia in Group B and Australia and Cambodia in Group C.
In the meantime, Myanmar ended their campaign on a high after beating Timor Leste 3-1.
It was Timor Leste who took the lead in the first half when Marcop Da Costa put them ahead in the 41st minute.
However, Myanmar fought back through La Min Paye Sone (50th), Swan Zar Ni (58th) and Sai Bo Bo Kyaw (90th) for the win.
