Courtesy: Viet Nam News


Viet Nam to host futsal tournament

Viet Nam will play Libya (Futsalplanet note: the african nation was replaced by a Thai League selection) in their first game of the Ha Noi International Futsal (indoor football) tournament at the Quan Ngua Sports Centre on Friday.

Ahead of the match, Chinese Taipei will meet Qatar in the opening game of the two-day round robin tournament.

The hosts will play Taipei on Saturday before taking on Qatar in their last match on Sunday.

The winners will walk away with US$5,000, while the runners-up and third place will take $5,000 and $1,000 respectively.

Viet Nam have been training in HCM City for the tournament since September under Italian coach Sergio Gargelli.

"The tournament will be tough for us because Libya, Qatar and Taipei are strong. However, if we want to progress, we should play against strong teams. We would like to win the trophy," Gargelli told a press conference yesterday.

"Futsal is still a new sport in Viet Nam and it needs to be promoted," he added.

Viet Nam came third at the ASEAN Futsal Championships in April.

The country plans to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championships in 2012.


Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com