Xuan Son’s unfortunate yellow card
In the 2024 AFF Cup semi-final second leg between Vietnam and Singapore on December 29, Nguyen Xuan Son received a yellow card in the 83rd minute. Therefore, many fans are worried that if this naturalized striker continues Receiving another yellow card in the first leg of the final on January 2, he will be suspended in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final at Rajamangala Stadium on January 5.
According to the rules of the AFF Cup, the yellow cards that team members receive in the two semi-final matches will be erased when entering the final. Therefore, Nguyen Xuan Son will not be suspended in the second leg of the final if he receives a yellow card in the first leg of the final.
However, there is still a possibility that Xuan Son will have to miss the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final, which is in case the Brazilian-born striker receives 2 yellow cards or a direct red card in the first leg of the final at Viet Tri Stadium. . Hopefully this bad case will not happen to Nguyen Xuan Son or any other player of the Vietnamese team.
Similar to the case of Nguyen Xuan Son, coach Kim Sang-sik, midfielder Bui Tien Dung, goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu, defender Ho Tan Tai and midfielder Nguyen Thanh Chung also had their yellow cards removed in the semi-finals.
The names whose tags were removed are all very important to the Vietnamese team. Among them, Nguyen Xuan Son is currently the main striker. After only 3 matches (from the final group stage match against Myanmar), the striker playing for Nam Dinh Club has contributed 5 goals to the golden star team. This achievement also helps Xuan Son rise to the top of the AFF Cup 2024 top scorer list up to now.
After what he has shown, Nguyen Xuan Son is expected by fans to continue to shine in the final two matches against Thailand, thereby helping the Vietnamese team win the AFF Cup for the third time.
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