Southeast Asian Games runners-up Vietnam outplayed Brunei and scored eight goals in their game in Indonesia’s Jakarta Saturday evening to top Group B.

AFP - Players of the Vietnamese U23 football team celebrate one of their eight goals in their win over Brunei at Jakarta’s Lebak Bulus Stadium Nov. 12, 2011. (Photo: Dung Phuong)

The 2009 runners-up earned a comfortable victory at the Lebak Bulus Stadium after laboring to beat Timor Leste 2-0 four days before in the biennial tournament.

Striker Nguyen Van Quyet headed to open fire for Vietnam just after the kick off and continued to score another two goals to make a hat-trick within 13 minutes into the Saturday game of the regional competition, which is for only under-23-year-old players.

Vietnam skipper Pham Thanh Luong netted with a close shot in the 15th minute. Just three minutes later, striker Le Van Thang scored the fifth goal for the all-red side.

Midfielder Hoang Van Binh then made a superb right foot shot from more than 35 meters. The first half finished with six goals for German coach Falko Goetz’s side.

Vietnam did not push forward very hard after the break and Brunei had time to re-establish balance in ball possession. However, Vietnam midfielder Le Hoang Thien enlarged the gap in the 57th minute from close range before substitute striker Hoang Dinh Tung finished the score sheet at 8-0 in the 72nd minute.

Vietnam have earned 10 points after four matches to top Group B. Myanmar came second with 7 points but played three games. Brunei got only one point and were at the bottom of the six-team group.

Myanmar will take on the Philippines and Timor Leste will play Laos on Nov. 13.

Group B will wrap up on Nov. 17 with Vietnam taking on Laos in the final matchday.