The Vietnamese team won 2-1 against Thailand in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho). This result gives coach Kim Sang Sik and his team a slight advantage before the second leg at Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok).
According to statistics, in the 29 previous confrontations between the two teams, the Vietnamese team lost 18 matches, drew 8 matches and only won 3 matches.
With home field advantage and the brilliance of striker Nguyen Xuan Son, the Vietnamese team took a 2-0 lead over Thailand. But Chalermsak Aukkee's goal in the 83rd minute helped the Thais keep everything under control.
Before the first leg of the final, Vietnam had gone 27 years without defeating Thailand at home since a 3-0 victory at Hang Day Stadium in 1998. But Vietnam's subsequent matches with Thailand were largely failures.
In that match, besides individual mistakes that were considered the main reason for the defeat of the defending champion Thailand, on the Vietnamese side, this match also once again showed that the personnel arrangement and tactics of coach Kim Sang Sik were very effective.
In Southeast Asia, playing against Thailand at Rajamangala with a gap of only 1 goal is not really safe, because the possibility of the War Elephants turning the situation around at home is very good.
In the past, the Thais have often shown superiority in the second leg matches. In the 2016 AFF Cup final, the Indonesian team beat Thailand 2-1 in the first leg. But they came back in the second leg with a 2-0 victory to win the championship. Or in the semi-finals of this tournament, Thailand also came back to defeat the Philippines after losing in the first leg.
In the first leg at Viet Tri Stadium, the Vietnamese team won 2-1 thanks to a brace from naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son. He became the first player of the Vietnamese team to score 2 goals in a match against Thailand. The Brazilian striker has now scored 7 goals and 3 assists after 4 matches – becoming the biggest hope of the Vietnamese team in the journey to conquer the championship.
The Vietnamese team is facing a great opportunity to win the Southeast Asian championship for the third time if they score points at Rajamangala Stadium this time. Rajamangala Stadium is considered the "fire pan" of the Thai team with a capacity of more than 51,000 seats and has been sold out. This will be a big challenge for the Vietnamese team in their efforts to win the championship. Rajamangala Stadium once brought joy to the Vietnamese team in the ASEAN Cup. In 2008, at this stadium, the Vietnamese players won 2-1 against Thailand in the first leg of the final.
Another statistic that brings good news to Vietnamese fans is that except for the match at the ASEAN Cup 2022 at Thammasat Stadium 2 years ago, Theerathon Bunmathan's goal helped the "War Elephants" defeat Vietnam with a final score of 3-2 after 2 finals to defend the championship. However, that was also the only time Thailand beat Vietnam at home since 2015. In the following matches at the King's Cup 2019 or the World Cup 2022 qualifiers in Thailand, Vietnam either drew or won.
The second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand will take place at Rajamangala Stadium at 8:00 p.m. on January 5.
“This match will be very difficult, Thailand will be much stronger than in Viet Tri. Now we have to face the pressure from the Thai fans when they play at home. We want to win and my goal is to win the championship with the Vietnamese team” – Coach Kim Sang Sik.
Source: https://baotintuc.vn/bong-da/chung-ket-luot-ve-asean-cup-2024-mang-cup-vo-dich-ve-viet-nam-20250104213247653.htm
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