Fighting Pakistan go down to Vietnam in final ASEAN Cup match

Pakistan ended their FIFA ASEAN Cup campaign with a fighting 4-2 defeat against Vietnam at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Friday. Nolberto Solano’s side, ranked 99 places below Vietnam in the FIFA rankings, took the lead through a superb first-half goal from Mohibullah but could not withstand a second-half onslaught from their opponents. Long Hai Nguyen, Duc Hoang Nguyen and Bac Dinh Nguyen scored to put Vietnam 3-1 ahead before veteran Kaleemullah Khan pulled one back for Pakistan in the 88th minute. Hoang Minh Williams restored Vietnam’s two-goal advantage in stoppage time. The…