Determining the opponent of Vietnam Olympic team in the round of 16 of Asiad 2018
(Baonghean.vn) - With the final results taking place on the evening of August 20, it has been determined that the opponent of the Vietnam Olympic Team in the round of 16 of the 2018 Asiad is the Bahrain Olympic Team.
Vietnam Olympic team won the top spot in Group D after winning 3 matches against Pakistan, Nepal and Japan. Our next opponent will be one of the three third-placed teams in Groups D, E, F, depending on the results of the matches after the end of the group stage.
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The match between Bahrain and Vietnam will take place at 7:30 p.m. on August 23. Photo: Nguyen Khanh |
In the final round, Bahrain surprisingly won against Malaysia with a score of 3-2 (South Korea also won). Therefore, this team ranked 3rd in Group E with 4 points and had a higher score than Thailand and Pakistan. Therefore, the 4 best 3rd placed teams in each group are Hong Kong, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia respectively. Myanmar and Thailand were eliminated, the team ranked 1st in Group A, Indonesia, will meet UAE.
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The match between Bahrain and Vietnam will take place at 7:30 p.m. on August 23.

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