Chinese Taipei, Solomon Islands and Afghanistan shine in Ashgabat
(WorldNews Asia)

In Group A, Vietnam went down 2-1 to Chinese Taipei as Solomon Islands put four past Hong Kong. Vietnam, who enjoyed most of the possession, broke the deadlock in the 11th minute through Ngo Ngoc Son but an own goal six minutes later by Le Quoc Nam gave Chinese Taipei a lifeline. Mehmet Fatih`s men landed the killer blow in the 28th minute through Lai Ming-Hui as Vietnam, who had 51 attempts on goal, could not find a breakthrough. `We had a match plan and we executed it. We knew we had to defend. It`s just...