(Dan Tri) - The Vietnamese team won 3-2 on Thailand's field in the second leg of the final, thereby winning the overall score with a score of 5-3 and winning the 2024 AFF Cup championship.
After a 2-1 victory in the first leg, the Vietnamese team confidently entered the second leg of the final at Rajamangala Stadium on the evening of January 5. That confidence quickly turned into a goal in the 8th minute by Nguyen Tuan Hai. Thailand's defense focused too much on Nguyen Xuan Son and Tuan Hai seized the opportunity to put Vietnam ahead 1-0. Thailand tried to push forward their attack after conceding the goal, but Vietnam's defense played well, with players often covering each other to prevent the opponent's attack. In the 28th minute, Ngoc Tan made a mistake when passing the ball lightly at the edge of the penalty area, creating an opportunity for Davis to make an accurate curling shot, tying the score at 1-1. This was Thailand's first shot in the second leg of the final. The Vietnamese team played good defense against Thailand (Photo: Huong Duong). Just 4 minutes after conceding the goal, the Vietnamese players received more bad news when Xuan Son suffered a serious injury and had to leave the field on a stretcher, Tien Linh was brought in to replace him. Thailand tried to increase the pressure in the remaining minutes of the first half but could not make a breakthrough. After the break, the Vietnamese team played well, leaving Thailand with few scoring opportunities. However, Dinh Trieu had to pick the ball out of the net in the 64th minute after Supachok's long-range shot. The goal caused great controversy for players from both teams. It started from Dinh Trieu throwing the ball out of bounds when he saw his teammate in pain, then the Vietnamese players waited for the opponent to return the ball in the spirit of fair play. However, while the Vietnamese players stopped, Supachok received the ball and scored. Not long after tying the aggregate score (3-3), Thailand fell into a losing position when Pomphan was given a second yellow card and had to leave the field. Playing with one less player made it difficult for Thailand to counter Vietnam's attacks. In the 82nd minute, Pansa scored an own goal to help Vietnam tie the score 2-2 (total score 3-4 in favor of Vietnam). Tuan Hai celebrates after contributing to Vietnam's second goal (Photo: Huong Duong). Forced to attack with one less player, Thailand could not put much pressure on Dinh Trieu's goal. In the 90+18 minute, when the Thai goalkeeper stepped up to take a corner kick in the hope of equalizing, the home team was hit by a counterattack, Hai Long scored the winning goal, 3-2 for Vietnam. In the end, the Vietnamese team won 5-3 against Thailand and became the champion of the AFF Cup 2024.
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