The national team’s impressive run to the AFF Cup 2018 semi-finals
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s football team will face the Philippines in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 on December 2, let’s look back at their journey to the last four.
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| Vietnam played Laos in their opening match of the AFF Cup 2018. |
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| Cong Phuong opened the scoring in the 11th minute. |
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| Forward Anh Duc doubled the score to make it 2-0 during added time in the first half. |
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| The Vietnamese team was able to dominate throughout the game and took control of the contest in the second half. Quang Hai scored the final goal in the 68th minute to wrap up the match as it ended in a 3-0 victory for Vietnam. |
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| In the second match of the AFF Cup 2018, Vietnam faced Malaysia at their home ground, the My Dinh National Stadium. Cong Phuong netted the first goal of the game in the 11th minute. |
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Anh Duc scored the teams second goal in the 60th minute. |
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| The Vietnamese footballers were overjoyed at the final, and celebrated beating Malaysia 2-0. |
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| Vietnam met Myanmar away in their third match of Group A at the Thuwanna YTC Stadium in the capital city of Yangon. |
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| Vietnam played well and was the better team throughout the match, but the teams remained scoreless with the match ending in a 0-0 draw. |
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| In the 77th minute a goal for Vietnam was disallowed. After tapping in a rebound, Nguyen Van Toan, who had replaced Nguyen Cong Phuong, was ruled offside. |
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| In the final group game, Vietnam faced Cambodia in the Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi. |
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| Tien Linh opened the scoring in the 39th minute. |
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| Two more goals followed by Quang Hai and Van Duc, helping achieve a 3-0 victory for Vietnam. |
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| The Vietnamese team finished the group with a total of 10 points, topping Group A, 1 point ahead of second-placed Malaysia. Vietnam will play the Philippines in the semi-finals with the first leg slated for December 2. |
