Vietnamdidn’t have an easy start to the game. Thailand had early control the game andconstantly created threats toward their goal.
KeeperVan Binh was the star of Vietnam’s defence when he made many saves.
Vietnamstruggled in the first half when they only got one shot on goal, while Thailandmaintained the pressure. In the 43rd minute, they opened the scoring thanks toa tap-in goal by Sittha Booniha.
Inthe second half, Vietnam put striker Nguyen Quoc Viet in and he made thedifference. Vietnam’s attacking line got much better and in the 54th minutethey got the equalizer.
Bothteams went back and forth until the last 15 minutes when their stamina was onlow.
After90 minutes, both teams entered the penalty shootout. While Vietnam successfullyconverted their penalties, Thailand missed one./.
