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Vietnam beats Philippines 2-1 in AFF Cup semifinal first leg

Vietnam beat the Philippines 2-1 in the first leg of the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 semifinal, which took place at Panaad Stadium in Bacolod of the Philippines on December 2.
Vietnam beats Philippines 2-1 in AFF Cup semifinal first leg ảnh 1Anh Duc scores the first goal for Vietnam in the AFF Cup semifinal first leg against the Philippines. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam beat thePhilippines 2-1 in the first leg of the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF)Suzuki Cup 2018 semifinal, which took place at Panaad Stadium in Bacolodof the Philippines on December 2.

During the first 16 minutes, the Vietnamese teamcontrolled the ball more with 52 percent.

At the 12th minute, receiving a pass fromVan Hau, Anh Duc headed the ball to the goal of keeper Falkesgaard, makingthe first score to Vietnam.

During the extra time in the first half, theequaliser was made for the Philippines when captain Phil Younghusband passedthe ball to Reichelt who hit the goal, the first hitting Vietnam’s goal duringthe tournament.

In the second half, at the 48th minute,Van Duc broke the offside position after receiving the ball from Trong Hoang,scoring the second goal for Vietnam to the burst of thousands of Vietnamesefans.

The Vietnamese team made more attacks in thelast minutes but no more goal was scored.

This is a positive result for the Vietnamese team as thesemi-final return leg will take place at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium onDecember 6 in the sea of Vietnamese fans.  

The AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 is taking place fromNovember 8 to December 15 with 26 matches among 10 teams. Vietnam’s nationalmen’s football team is in Group A together with fellow Southeast Asian teams,Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.

In the tournament’s history, Vietnam won thechampionship just once in 2008. With the leadership of coach Park Hang-seo andthe current squad, both Vietnamese and Korean football fans are hopeful thatthe S-shaped country’s team will take the trophy for the second time after 10years awaiting.-VNA
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