SEA Games: Philippines falls to Vietnam in women’s football

The Philippines started off hot but lost steam against an aggressive Vietnam side to lose, 2-1, late Wednesday in the 31st Southeast Asian Games women's football at Cam Pha Stadium in Quang Ninh Peninsula. With a partisan crowd that numbered 16,000, the Vietnamese found themselves trailing the Filipinas in the highly anticipated battle between the Fifa Women's World Cup qualifiers. The Philippines thus fell to 1-1 in the standings while Vietnam will be facing Cambodia in the next few days to complete the Group A round. PH Team captain Thanai Annis broke the ice with a looping shot that bounced past the goalie's hands and into the net in the 15th, putting the six-time champio...

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