The Vietnamese team is deadlocked
On the evening of December 18, the Vietnamese team was a guest at the Philippines’ home field, in the match of the 4th round of Group B – AFF Cup 2024. Entering this competition, coach Kim Sang-sik continued to rotate his personnel. , when changing many positions in the starting lineup compared to the match against the Indonesian team.
Having equalized at the last minute against the Philippines, Vietnam leads the group but is not sure of reaching the semi-finals
The first half saw a fairly balanced match between the two teams. In the 9th minute, after a coordination situation on the right side of Dinh Thanh Binh and Vu Van Thanh, Van Thanh fell when entering the penalty area and the referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot. However, advice from the VAR round caused the referee to go to the sideline to review the replay. The referee said that the impact of the Philippine defender on Van Thanh was not enough to lead to an 11 meter penalty.
In the 26th minute, Dinh Thanh Binh showed good pressing ability to overcome the opponent’s block and shot at an angle, but the Philippine goalkeeper made an excellent save.
Gayoso scored the opening goal of the match
On the other hand, the Philippine team also had a ball that threatened Vietnam’s goal. In the 36th minute, Reyes had a shot that made Nguyen Filip stand still, but luckily the ball went wide of the post. The first 45 minutes of play ended without any goals scored.
In the second half, coach Kim Sang-sik put Nguyen Hoang Duc in charge of the midfield instead of Quang Hai. The Vietnamese team began to raise their squad high in search of a goal. In the 61st minute, the Vietnamese team almost opened the score. From a chaotic situation in the penalty area, the ball was returned to the second line for Vu Van Thanh to shoot a very strong shot, but unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar.
In the 68th minute, after a quick attack, Gayoso had a situation to manage and shoot a decisive direct shot that made Nguyen Filip just stand and watch, putting the Philippine team up 1-0.
At minute 90+7, the Vietnamese team scored an equalizer, causing fans to burst into tears. After a corner kick on the right wing, the Philippines goalkeeper made a mistake. Doan Ngoc Tan appeared at the 2nd column to score a header, bringing the match back to the starting line. 1-1 is also the final score of the match.
Having equalized at the last minute against the Philippines, Vietnam leads the group but is not sure of reaching the semi-finals
Doan Ngoc Tan scored a valuable goal to regain 1 point for the Vietnamese team
Currently, the Vietnamese team is ranked first in the group with 7 points, Indonesia is second in the group with 4 points, Myanmar is ranked 3rd with 4 points, while the Philippines is ranked 4th with 3 points.
In the final match of Group B, the Vietnamese team faced Myanmar, while the Philippines faced Indonesia. Although the Vietnamese team lost to the Philippines, they still have a clear path to progress to the semi-finals of AFF Cup 2024. Coach Kim Sang-sik’s team is very close to reaching the next round. However, if they lose 0-2 or more to Myanmar, the Vietnamese team will be eliminated.
