The win took Nepal to 10 points, the same as Bhutan, but the hosts will have the psychological advantage of having won the pool stage match between the two 4-0.

Bhutan cruised past Sri Lanka 3-0 to move to nine points from four matches and they will play either Nepal or Bangladesh in Tuesday's final.

Hosts Nepal defeated Maldives 2-1 and play Bangladesh on Sunday with one foot in the final. Nepal are on seven points with a +5 goal difference and Bangladesh - on four points - need to win by six clear goals to make thein the final.

In the women’s event, India edged Nepal 1-0 in a dress rehearsal for Monday's final while Maldives defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 for their first win.

In the women's event, India scored an emphatic 6-0 win over Sri Lanka while Nepal defeated Maldives 3-0 as both teams sealed their places in the final with a match to spare.

The result was a blow for Nepal, who looked good value for the three points. The hosts, however, stayed top of the standings with four points after having defeated Bhutan 4-0 on Tuesday.

Maldives, meanwhile, registered their second consecutive draw as they came from behind to salvage a point against Bangladesh.

Bhutan and Bangladesh started on a cautious note with limited chances at both ends in the first half at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium .

Bhutan's Chencho Gyeltshen, however, found the opening his side was desperate for in the 65th minute and it would prove to be the winning goal.

Hai Yen Pham's goal in the third minute of extra-time gave Vietnam their sixth Sea Games gold medal, one more than Thailand with the two nations the only wons to have won the regional title.

Earlier, Myanmar took the bronze after coming from behind to defeat hosts Philippines 2-1 in the play-off.