The Vietnamese team won a resounding 3-1 victory over Singapore in the semi-final match (5-1 aggregate score) to confidently enter the 2024 AFF Cup final with confidence in victory thanks to a flourishing attack.
Xuan Son shines with a double to help the Vietnamese team reach the final of the AFF Cup 2024
Photo: Ngoc Linh
1. Xuan Son continues to cause a storm
Xuan Son scored again and continued to cause a "storm" on social networks, allowing Vietnamese fans to freely express their happiness on social networks. It is expected that the image of him celebrating the goal with the torn Vietnamese national team shirt will continue to stir up the fans.
This is the 3rd consecutive match that the 1997 striker has scored, solidifying his position as the most successful debut in the history of the Vietnamese team. In particular, the 4th and 5th goals at the AFF Cup 2024 have helped Xuan Son temporarily take the lead in the race for the AFF Cup 2024 Golden Boot.
2. First goal in the first half
Scored in the first minute of extra time, minute 45+1, but Xuan Son's successful 11m kick into the net of goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud of Singapore marked the first goal of the Vietnamese team scored in the first half at the AFF Cup 2024.
Chau Ngoc Quang stands out when playing near the goal.
Photo: Ngoc Linh
In the previous 5 matches, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team always scored, a total of 13 goals, but no matter how many opportunities they created, all 13 goals were scored in the second half.
3. Mr. Kim's "Chameleon" style
The 6th match of the AFF Cup 2024 and also the 6th consecutive time coach Kim Sang-sik has launched a starting lineup that is different from match to match. The Vietnamese team under him is truly a "chameleon" that constantly changes and is very difficult to predict.
On the night of December 29 at Viet Tri Stadium, Xuan Manh and Van Thanh formed a wing duo for the first time while Ngoc Quang and Hai Long were the two wingers of the Vietnam team.
That is probably the arrangement that very few people predicted before the tournament for a second leg semi-final like this. It should also be added that, except for goalkeeper number 3 Trung Kien, 25/26 players of the Vietnamese team have played in the AFF Cup 2024.
4. Worries on both wings
Vietnam team holds its breath with Ho Tan Tai's injury
photo: independent
Van Thanh was injured and had to ask to be taken off the field in the 69th minute and was replaced by Ho Tan Tai by coach Kim Sang-sik. The player of the Hanoi Police Club was injured after a collision with a Singaporean player. Then Xuan Manh got a "cramp" and had to signal to be substituted.
Looking at how Van Thanh was able to walk on his own despite his slight limp, we hope that this winger will not be too badly injured and can recover in time for the upcoming two finals. But the most worrying thing was the moment Tan Tai injured himself at the end of the match.
That was the situation where Tan Tai hesitated between shooting and keeping the ball. He then covered his face when being carried off the field on a stretcher, raising concerns about the risk of a serious knee injury. This will make coach Kim Sang-sik have to carefully calculate the problem of the two wingers.
5. Confidence is high in Viet Tri
Defeating Singapore in the second leg of the semi-finals on the night of December 29, the Vietnamese team continued to maintain its winning streak at the AFF Cup 2024. Looking more broadly, the Vietnamese teams and the U.23 Vietnam and U.17 Vietnam teams have always been undefeated when playing at Viet Tri Stadium.
The impressive achievements of the Vietnamese teams on the football field located in the land of the Hung Kings are being mentioned by many fans. This will certainly give coach Kim Sang-sik and his team more confidence for the first leg of the final on January 2, 2025, with the winner of the match between Thailand and the Philippines.
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