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The victory, which comes after India drew its opening match 2-2 with Singapore, puts it on top of Group B with four points. India, going into the match needing at least a draw to move into the last four, drew first blood early on when skipper Baichung Bhutia found the net with a magnificent strike. Changing ends with a 1-0 lead, the Indians pressed hard in the second session but failed to score. Vietnam then stunned the Indians by equalising in the 77th minute through Dang Thang Phuong. The alert Phuong pounced on a loose ball and beat Sangram Mukherjee with a fine shot to make it 1-1. The Indians, however, came back strongly and scored twice in the last quarter to seal the issue. Newcomer Abhishek Yadav made it 2-1 in the 86th minute before substitute Tomba Singh completed the tally in the dying minutes of the match in front of some 10,000 spectators. It turned out to be a bad day for the host as the Vietnam National team was upset 1-3 by Thailand U-20 team in the other match in Group `A'.— PTI
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