The situation where Xuan Son headed the ball into the Thai net
Xuan Son: The most wonderful 'on earth'
At Viet Tri Stadium on the night of January 2, striker Nguyen Xuan Son once again shone, this time with a double to help the Vietnamese team defeat Thailand 2-1 in the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final.
Ahead of us is the second leg of the final at Rajamangala Stadium on January 5. But at this point, the new striker of the Vietnamese team has confirmed the most impressive debut in the history of the tournament.
In the first Southeast Asian Championship, Netipong Srithong-in won the Golden Boot with 7 goals, equal to Xuan Son at the moment. The Thai striker then scored 2 doubles in the first 2 matches winning the Philippines (with a score of 5-0) and Brunei (6-0).
Xuan Son talks with the doctor after the 2-1 victory over Thailand
However, Netipong failed to score in the third match as Malaysia held him to a draw. He then scored three goals in the next two matches against Singapore in the final group stage match, and Vietnam in the semi-finals, before seeing Kiatisak score the only goal against Malaysia in the final.
Another legendary top scorer in AFF Cup history is Bambang (Indonesia) with 8 goals in the 2002 season, but did not have the same consistency as Xuan Son when 7/8 goals were in 2 wins against 2 weak teams Cambodia (3 goals, score 4-2) and Philippines (4 goals, score 13-0).
In 2004, another Indonesian striker, Ilham Jaya Kesuma, won the Golden Boot with 7 goals, equal to Netipong. Like Netipong, Ilham also did not have a consistent scoring streak like Nguyen Xuan Son is doing impressively at the AFF Cup 2024.
Promise of shooting at Rajanangala
Xuan Son's emotional celebration
At the 2007 AFF Cup, striker Noh Alam Shah achieved an incredible performance with 10 goals to win the title of the highest scorer of all time. However, his debut was 5 years earlier, with 1 goal in the 2002 season, followed by 4 goals in 2004.
Later on, with the strong development of countries in the Southeast Asian region, the gap narrowed, the matches became tighter, the achievements of the Golden Boot also decreased, often fluctuating above or below the number of fingers on one hand.
By 2018, Adisak Kraison was a phenomenon with 8 goals for the Thai team in the season they stopped in the semi-finals. In fact, his debut tournament was 4 years ago with a goal in a 3-2 win over Malaysia in the group stage of the 2024 AFF Cup.
In summary, no striker in the history of the AFF Cup has had an impressive debut like Nguyen Xuan Son, scoring continuously in 4 consecutive matches, scoring a total of 7 goals.
That included a brace against Myanmar, the winning goal in a 2-0 win in Singapore, and a second brace in the second leg of the semi-final. On the night of January 2, he scored his third brace in four matches, helping Vietnam beat Thailand 2-1.
Xuan Son made the Thai defense have an extremely difficult day.
Ahead of Xuan Son will be the second leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final, when he and the Vietnamese team will be guests at Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok) at 8:00 p.m. on January 5.
The Brazilian striker appeared very confident, saying he was in very good shape: "I'm feeling extremely excited. I want to try to score in every match I play.
The entire Vietnamese team is working together, fighting with all our might for victory. Hopefully we will continue to play well in Thailand, once again defeating this opponent to win the AFF Cup 2024."
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ky-luc-xuan-son-co-man-ra-mat-xuat-sac-nhat-lich-su-aff-cup-185250102235443117.htm
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