HCM City (VNA), Oct. 22 -- Vietnam defeated Australia 2-0 in the opening match of the AFF Futsal Championship in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21.

Nguyen Manh Dung and Nguyen Minh Tri scored in the second half of a match which was dominated by the hosts from the beginning.

The Vietnamese made many chances from the first whistle but couldn't covert. Among them, Chau Doan Phat's header hit the bar while Tri's close-range shot failed to beat goalkeeper Gavin O'Brien.

In the eight minute of the second half, Dung took the ball from a free-kick and opened the scoring with a long-distance shot.

The Australians pushed the tempo after but they could not breach the Vietnamese defence.

Tri doubled the score with a penalty in the 37th minute.

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