Vietnam secured a 5-0 win over Indonesia on Monday in a third-place game to compete for the bronze medal of the men’s football event at the 28^th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

The Vietnamese side, led by Japanese coach Toshiya Miura, fielded their best line-up, which had been planned for the final game but they lost 1-2 to Myanmar in the semifinals on Saturday, to take on Indonesia.

A small change was made as hitman Cong Phuong played in midfield. He was replaced in the attacking line by Phi Son.

Midfielder Huy Toan was set up in an advantageous position and blasted a shot from a distance of 18m, driving the ball to hit the arm of an Indonesian midfielder in the box in the 13^th minute.

Vietnam were awarded a penalty and striker Mac Hong Quan successfully converted it to open the scoring.

Eight minutes later, Cong Phuong, who played the role of an attacking midfielder, had the ball in the center of the field to launch a counterattack. He made a long and accurate pass to the left side for Huy Toan, who doubled the score to 2-0 with a cross into the left of the Indonesian goal.

In the 41^st minute, Huy Toan repeated a similar cross from the left side from 20m to score his second goal and put Vietnam in a 3-0 lead.

In the last minute of the first half, Cong Phuong initiated an attack in midfield and lobbed the ball for midfielder Huu Dung in the box to cushion home, fixing the score at 4-0 at half time.

The last goal of the game came in the 72^nd minute, scored by defender Ngoc Hai.

The finale between Thailand and Myanmar will take place at 7:30 pm today.

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