Vietnam beats Thailand to win ASEAN Cup
Defeating Thailand 3-2 in the second leg of the final on Sunday evening, the Vietnamese team won the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a final score of 5-3.
Tuan Hai (left) and Tien Linh, Vietnamese players. Photo courtesy of VietNamNet.
At Thailand's Rajamangala Stadium, the Vietnamese players scored a 1-0 lead thanks to striker Tuan Hai, with a beautiful handling of the ball over the head of the Thai goalkeeper in the eighth minute.
The Thai team then rose up. Ben Davis took advantage of the mistake of the Vietnamese defense to shoot a beautiful long-range shot from outside the penalty area to equalize 1-1.
The Vietnamese team's worries became greater when Xuan Son suffered a serious injury and had to leave the field on a stretcher in the 34th minute.
In the next few minutes, Thailand pressed the field and scored a goal to increase the score to 2-1 thanks to Supachok.
But Thailand quickly encountered "a disaster" when Weerathep received a second yellow card in the 75th minute, after two consecutive fouls to prevent the Vietnamese team's attack.
The joy of Vietnamese players after Vietnam scored a goal against Thailand. Photo courtesy of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
Seven minutes later, from Tuan Hai's shot, Pansa Hemviboon scored a goal to help Vietnam equalize 2-2 against Thailand. Minute 90+1, the Thai player hit the crossbar.
At minute 90+19, from a quick counterattack, Hai Long shot from long range into an empty net to score the goal that sealed a 3-2 victory for Vietnam.
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