Southeast Asian press warns Vietnam team: 1 goal is very fragile!
Báo Tuổi Trẻ•03/01/2025
Southeast Asian press praised the Vietnamese team but still said that a 1-goal gap could not guarantee the championship.
The Vietnamese team has an advantage with a 2-1 victory in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final - Photo: HOANG TUNG
On the evening of January 2, 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 gave coach Kim Sang Sik and his team an advantage before the second leg at Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok. The victory of the Vietnamese team received praise from the Southeast Asian press. However, they also agreed that a 1-goal gap still did not help Vietnam reach the championship. Indonesian newspaper Bola said that Vietnam took full advantage of home field to defeat Thailand. At the same time, the class of striker Nguyen Xuan Son was also the key to this result. However, the article also commented that the possibility of Thailand turning the situation around is quite high. "The Vietnamese team should not be too complacent about this narrow 2-1 victory. Because the Thais often show superiority in the second leg matches. Remember in the 2016 AFF Cup final, the Indonesian team also 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" - Bola newspaper wrote. Sharing this view, the New Straits Times of Malaysia said: "Chalermsak Aukkee's 83rd-minute goal helped ensure everything was under control for the Thai team. It helped them not be too disadvantaged in the second leg. The clash in Bangkok on Sunday will prove the championship ambition of the team that has won the regional championship 7 times". Meanwhile, The Straits Times of Singapore reminded that this was only the fourth victory of the Vietnamese team against Thailand. At the end of the article, the author commented: "Although Thailand only had one-third of the shots on target as Vietnam, they proved that they are ready for a decisive match at home when the gap is only one goal." The second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand will take place at Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok at 8:00 p.m. on January 5.
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