Laos trounces Cambodia 6:2 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Vientiane: Laos overcame a two-goal first-leg deficit to progress to the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the expense Cambodia after scoring twice in extra-time of the second-leg for a remarkable 8-6 aggregate win over their ASEAN neighbours.

Cambodia went into Sunday's match at the National Stadium in confident mood having won the first-leg in Phnom Penh 4-2.

However, Laos had levelled the tie on aggregate after half-an-hour, with star striker Lamnao Singto opening the scoring in the 19th minute before Khampheng Sayavutthi grabbing a 31st minute second.

Chhin Chhoeun put the visitors back in the driving seat on the stroke of half-time but Cambodia's advantage was short-lived, with Souliya Syphasay restoring parity two minutes into the second-half before Laos regained the initiative thanks to Lamnao's second of the game in the 55th minute.

The Cambodians were not giving up without a fight and Kouch Sokumpheak, a first-leg scorer, found the net in the 75th minute with the goal that saw regulation time in Vientiane finish 4-2, mirroring the scoreline four days earlier and necessitating 30 minutes of additional action.

Laos took control of the contest and scored just four minutes into extra-time courtesy of Visay Phaphovanin before Sysomvang Kanlaya put some distance between the home side and the Cambodians with his team's sixth of the match in the 112th minute, setting up a second-round clash with China.

Source: The AFC