Nguyen Quang Hai (Number 19) opened the scoring for Vietnam at the 83rd minute (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam enteredthe finals of the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 after defeatingthe Philippines 2-1 in the return leg of the semifinal, which took place atHanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on December 6.
The squad beat the Philippines 2-1 in thefirst leg held in Bacolod city of the Philippines four days ago.
The teams battled a stalemate in the firsthalf of the second leg, as various chances were missed.
Afree kick was awarded for Vietnam four minutes after the whistle, but LuongXuan Truong (Number 6) could not take the ball through the fence.
NguyenQuang Hai (Number 19) bagged two chances to score at the 17th and 28th minute, buthe did not succeed.
Twominutes were added to the first half then it ended goalless.
Vietnam made the first substitution asNguyen Huy Hung (Number 29) replaced Xuan Truong at the 60th minute.
QuangHai’s free kick six minutes later went straight into the hands of thePhilippines’ keeper.
NguyenTien Linh (Number 22) came on to the game on the 74th minute, whileNguyen Anh Duc (Number 11) was subbed out.
Quang Hai broke the deadlock at the83rd minute with a tap-in from a left-wing pass of Phan Van Duc(Number 20), bringing joy to the sea of home fans.
Coming from the bench, Nguyen Cong Phuong(Number 14) weaved through the Philippines’ defence and blasted the balltowards the roof just four minutes later, extending the 2-0 lead.
At the 89th minute, James Younghusbandscored to shorten the gap for the Philippine side.
With this result, Vietnam entered thefinals with aggregate score of 4-2.
Malaysia become the first finalists of the2018 AFF Suzuki Cup after a 2-2 nail-biting draw with the defending championThailand in the second leg of the semi-final in Bangkok on December 5.
The final first leg between Vietnam andMalaysia is scheduled to take place on December 11, and the return leg will beheld four days later.
The AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 is taking placefrom November 8 to December 15 with 26 matches among 10 teams.
Vietnam’s national men’s football team is in Group A together with fellowSoutheast Asian teams, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
In the tournament’s history, Vietnam won the championship just once in 2008.
With the leadership of Korean head coach Park Hang-seo and the current squad, bothVietnamese and Korean football fans are hopeful that the S-shaped country’steam will take the trophy for the second time after 10 years awaiting. -VNA
The squad beat the Philippines 2-1 in thefirst leg held in Bacolod city of the Philippines four days ago.
The teams battled a stalemate in the firsthalf of the second leg, as various chances were missed.
Afree kick was awarded for Vietnam four minutes after the whistle, but LuongXuan Truong (Number 6) could not take the ball through the fence.
NguyenQuang Hai (Number 19) bagged two chances to score at the 17th and 28th minute, buthe did not succeed.
Twominutes were added to the first half then it ended goalless.
Vietnam made the first substitution asNguyen Huy Hung (Number 29) replaced Xuan Truong at the 60th minute.
QuangHai’s free kick six minutes later went straight into the hands of thePhilippines’ keeper.
NguyenTien Linh (Number 22) came on to the game on the 74th minute, whileNguyen Anh Duc (Number 11) was subbed out.
Quang Hai broke the deadlock at the83rd minute with a tap-in from a left-wing pass of Phan Van Duc(Number 20), bringing joy to the sea of home fans.
Coming from the bench, Nguyen Cong Phuong(Number 14) weaved through the Philippines’ defence and blasted the balltowards the roof just four minutes later, extending the 2-0 lead.
At the 89th minute, James Younghusbandscored to shorten the gap for the Philippine side.
With this result, Vietnam entered thefinals with aggregate score of 4-2.
Malaysia become the first finalists of the2018 AFF Suzuki Cup after a 2-2 nail-biting draw with the defending championThailand in the second leg of the semi-final in Bangkok on December 5.
The final first leg between Vietnam andMalaysia is scheduled to take place on December 11, and the return leg will beheld four days later.
The AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 is taking placefrom November 8 to December 15 with 26 matches among 10 teams.
Vietnam’s national men’s football team is in Group A together with fellowSoutheast Asian teams, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
In the tournament’s history, Vietnam won the championship just once in 2008.
With the leadership of Korean head coach Park Hang-seo and the current squad, bothVietnamese and Korean football fans are hopeful that the S-shaped country’steam will take the trophy for the second time after 10 years awaiting. -VNA
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