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Vietnam win first int'l title

China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-30 07:57

HANOI: Vietnam scored a last gasp second-leg equalizer for a 1-1 draw with Thailand to clinch the Southeast Asian championship for the first time on Sunday.

With the match tied 2-2 on aggregate and seconds away from extra time, the dangerous Le Cong Vinh leapt high above the Thai defence to head home Nguyen Minh Phuong's free kick and spark ecstatic scenes across Vietnam.

Tens of thousands of people poured onto the gridlocked streets of Hanoi, waving flags, sounding horns and beating together pots and pans in wild celebration of the country's first international title.

Vietnam win first int'l title

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