2018 AFF Championship final

2018 AFF Championship Final
Event2018 AFF Championship
Malaysia Vietnam
9 3
Full report
First leg
Malaysia Vietnam
7 2
Details
Date11 December 2018
VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the MatchSafawi Rasid (Malaysia)
RefereeChris Beath (Australia)
Attendance88,482
WeatherRainy night
Second leg
Vietnam Malaysia
1 0
Details
Date15 December 2018
VenueMỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Man of the MatchNguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)
RefereeAlireza Faghani (Iran)
Attendance44,625
WeatherColder night

The 2018 AFF Championship final was the final of the 2018 AFF Championship, the 12th edition of the top-level Southeast Asia football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Malaysia and Vietnam.[1][2][3] The first leg was hosted by Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on 11 December 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Vietnam at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi on 15 December 2018.[4][5]

Vietnam secured their second title after defeating Malaysia by a 3–2 aggregate score in the two-legged final.[6]

Background

Based on previous records, Malaysia had reached the AFF Championship final three times (1996, 2010 and 2014) while Vietnam had reached the AFF Championship final two times (1998 and 2008). The two sides last met on 23 November 2016 in the group stage of the previous 2016 AFF Championship. Based on the latest rankings released by FIFA World Rankings on 29 November 2018, Malaysia was ranked 167 while Vietnam ranked 100.[7] Both teams had already won their first trophy of the tournament, with Vietnam winning in 2008 and Malaysia in 2010.[8]

Route to the final

Main article: 2018 AFF Championship knockout stage

Both Malaysia and Vietnam were drawn into Group A of the 2018 AFF Championship. After winning three and drawing one in group matches, Vietnam finished first in the group. Malaysia finished second in the group to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament. Vietnam's first match victory was against Laos with a score of 3–0. From there, they continue the path by beating Malaysia by 2–0 and drawing 0–0 with Myanmar before defeating Cambodia by 3–0. Vietnam progressed to the semi-finals to face Group B runner-up of the Philippines. In the first-leg in Bacolod, Vietnam won 2–1 before winning the second-leg in Hanoi by another similar scores of 2–1 with total aggregate of 4–2. Malaysia's won their first match against Cambodia by 1–0 before beating Laos by 3–1. Despite losing to Vietnam by 0–2, they managed to qualify to semi-finals after beating Myanmar by 3–0. In the semi-finals, Malaysia face Group B winner as well the defending champion of the tournament of Thailand. In the first-leg in Kuala Lumpur, they drew 0–0 before drawing 2–2 in the second-leg in Bangkok with a similar total aggregate of 2–2, qualifying through the away goals rule.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

 Malaysia Round  Vietnam
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Cambodia 1–0 Match 1  Laos 3–0
 Laos 3–1 Match 2  Malaysia 2–0
 Vietnam 0–2 Match 3  Myanmar 0–0
 Myanmar 3–0 Match 4  Cambodia 3–0
Group A runners-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vietnam 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10
 Malaysia 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
 Myanmar 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
 Cambodia 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
 Laos 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0
Final standings Group A winners
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vietnam 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10
 Malaysia 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
 Myanmar 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
 Cambodia 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
 Laos 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
 Thailand 2–2 (a) 0–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Semi-finals  Philippines 4–2 2–1 (A) 2–1 (H)

First leg

Malaysia 2–2 Vietnam
Shahrul 36'
Safawi 61'		 Report (AFFSZ)
Report (AFF)		 Nguyễn Huy Hùng 22'
Phạm Đức Huy 25'
Attendance: 88,482
Malaysia
Vietnam
GK 1 Farizal Marlias
RB 2 Amirul Azhan  60'
CB 17 Irfan Zakaria
CB 3 Shahrul Saad
LB 21 Nazirul Naim  28'  41'
RM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh
CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba  62'
CM 12 Akram Mahinan
LM 11 Safawi Rasid
SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha  71'
CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)  38'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Adam Nor Azlin  53'  41'
FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad  65'  60'
MF 19 Akhyar Rashid  71'
Manager:
Tan Cheng Hoe
GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm
CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c)
CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng  90+2'
CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh  17'
RM 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng
CM 15 Phạm Đức Huy  76'
CM 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng
LM 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu  59'
RW 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải
LW 20 Phan Văn Đức  86'
CF 13 Hà Đức Chinh  53'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh  53'
FW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng  76'
MF 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng  86'
Manager:
Park Hang-seo

Man of the Match:
Safawi Rasid (Malaysia)

Assistant referees:[11]
Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore)
Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia)
Fourth official:[11]
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Overall[12]
Statistics Malaysia Vietnam
Goals scored 2 2
Total shots 8 15
Shots on target 4 4
Ball possession 58% 42%
Corner kicks 4 3
Fouls committed 20 15
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 5 3
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia
Nguyễn Anh Đức 6' Report (AFFSZ)
Report (AFF)
Attendance: 40,000
Vietnam
Malaysia
GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm  9'
CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh  53'
CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng  19'
CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c)
RWB 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng  16'
LWB 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu  53'
CM 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng  29'
CM 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng  90+3'
RW 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải
LW 20 Phan Văn Đức  71'
CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức  81'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy  71'
FW 13 Hà Đức Chinh  81'
MF 6 Lương Xuân Trường  90+3'
Manager:
Park Hang-seo
GK 1 Farizal Marlias
RB 4 Syahmi Safari
CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak  9'  76'
CB 3 Shahrul Saad  36'  90+5'
LB 6 Syazwan Andik
RM 11 Safawi Rasid  83'
CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba  40'
CM 12 Akram Mahinan  85'
LM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh
SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)  80'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad  79'  76'
MF 19 Akhyar Rashid  83'
FW 10 Shahrel Fikri  85'
Manager:
Tan Cheng Hoe

Man of the Match:
Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)

Assistant referees:[15]
Reza Ebrahim Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammad Reza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:[15]
Jansen Foo (Singapore)

Overall[16]
Statistics Vietnam Malaysia
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 10 13
Shots on target 3 5
Ball possession 42% 58%
Corner kicks 1 8
Fouls committed 12 19
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 6 5
Red cards 0 1

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