AFF final: Vietnam gain advantage after 2-2 draw with Malaysia

By Staff reporters       DEC. 11, 2018

Thanks to their two away goals, Vietnam will have the upper hand as teams meet for the return match in Hanoi Saturday.

  • 90'+4
    Game ends

    Vietnam draw Malaysia 2-2 on an away match.

  • 90'+3

    Dang Van Lam excellently saves a free kick from Malaysia.

  • 90'

    The second half has four additional minutes.

  • 89'

    Nguyen Cong Phuong faces the Malaysia goalkeeper but misses the shot.

  • 66'

    Nguyen Quang Hai misses a shot.

  • Vietnam are not playing as well as they started. Passes are going wrong more often.

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    Nguyen Quang Hai is caught between two Malaysia players. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

  • 64'

    Phan Van Duc's shot is cleared by a Malaysia defender.

  • 62'

    Kutty Abba receives a yellow card, Malaysia's fifth in the game.

  • 60'
    Malaysia equalize from a free kick

    Vietnam have missed many opportunities and conceded the second goal from a free kick.


  • 57'

    Nguyen Tien Linh misses the shot against Malaysia goalkeeper.

A hard-core fan. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

A hard-core fan. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Vietnamese players enter the stadium for warming up. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Vietnamese players enter the stadium for warming up. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Vietnamese fans turn their mobile phone flashlights in the stadium. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Vietnamese fans turn their mobile phone flashlights in the stadium. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Guards make a fence separating Vietnamese and Malaysian fans at the stadium. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Guards make a fence separating Vietnamese and Malaysian fans at the stadium. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Vietnamese fans are all in yellow and red. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Vietnamese fans are all in yellow and red. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

A Vietnamese fan raise a banner that says I love you to the national teams coach Park Hang-seo. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

A Vietnamese fan raise a banner that says "I love you" to the national team's coach Park Hang-seo. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Malaysian fans fill up the stadium two hours after the game.

Malaysian fans fill up the stadium two hours before the game. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Malaysian fans arrive at the stadium four hours after the game.

Malaysian fans arrive at the stadium four hours before the game.

Heavy rain pours down the stadium at 4:40 p.m. local time (3:40 p.m. in Hanoi).

Heavy rain pours down the stadium at 4:40 p.m. local time (3:40 p.m. in Hanoi).

Vietnam and Malaysia clash again in the final of AFF Cup 2018. Previously, Vietnam beat Malaysia 2-0 in the group stage match.

Malaysia will come to Hanoi for the return match of the final on December 15. Malaysia won the trophy in 2010 and Vietnam in 2008.

 
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