Cambodia beats Timor-Leste in ASEAN soccer championship Group A

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia claimed a 3-0 victory over Timor-Leste in their ASEAN soccer championship Group A match at Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh on Monday night.

Cambodia broke the deadlock in the 16th minute when forward Hav Soknet opened the scoring with a powerful header.

Soknet struck again in the 63rd minute to double the lead before teammate Mon Rado sealed the victory with another header in the 90th minute.

The regional tournament, which runs from July 24 to August 26, places Cambodia in Group A alongside Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and Timor-Leste.

The match was Cambodia's third of the campaign following consecutive defeats to Singapore (2-1) and Indonesia (5-1).

Cambodia will conclude its Group A campaign on Aug. 7 with the match against defending champion Vietnam. ■