Vietnam beat Philippines 1-0 in FIFA ASEAN Cup opener

By Hoang Nguyen          SEP. 26, 2026

Vietnam defeated the Philippines 1-0 in their FIFA ASEAN Cup opener on Saturday, with Nguyen Dinh Bac scoring the only goal in a hard-fought match.

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    Victory for Vietnam!

    This was a hard-fought win for Vietnam. There were really tough times in a game where the Philippines held more possession, but they managed to pocket three points with Nguyen Dinh Bac's goal in the 25th minute.

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    What a save by Patrik, although it was a great header by Sebastian Rasmussen. Vietnam are under immense pressure from the Philippines. They need to stay focused in the last two minutes.

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    The second half has five minutes of added time.

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    The Philippines subbed out a defender for a striker. They will go all out in the last few minutes of the game.

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    Philippines's goal was ruled offside after VAR review. Screenshot photo

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    No goal after VAR check

    The referee didn't let the goal stand after Nishioka was offside just by the tip of his foot.

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    Goal for the Philippines

    After receiving a great pass from the right, substitute Kenji Nishioka tapped the ball in to equalize for the Philippines, but the referee is consulting VAR for possible offside.

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    After escaping a red card, the Philippines subbed in three players in search of an equalizer.

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    VAR stepped in, red card cancelled

    The referee reviewed the play on VAR and found no foul by Nyholm. He decided to cancel the red card and Vietnam got no free kick near the box.

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    Red card for the Philippines

    Jesper Nyholm was given a red after preventing Ngo Dang Khoa from a clear scoring chance. The Philippines are down to 10 men.

 

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