Vietnam defeat Indonesia 2-0 to advance to AFF Cup 2022 final. (Photo: VNA)Right in the third minute of thefirst half, a long pass from the defence found striker Nguyen Tien Linh, whotimed it right to volley in and scored the early goal for Vietnam.
In the 10th minute, another long passfound Tien Linh, but this time he was offside.
Two minuteslater, defender Doan Van Hau got aheader from Nguyen Hoang Duc's free kick, but it went over the bar.
After conceding early,Indonesia couldn't play heavy on defense anymore. They had to push forward andthat gave Vietnam more space for counter-attacks.
In the 24thminute, Indonesia got their most relevant chance so far whenDendy faced goalkeeper Dang Van Lam inside the box. However, defender Que NgocHai intercepted in time and Dendy fell down. He asked for a penalty, but thereferee said no. Players on both teams started to argue. Defender Bui Tien Dungreceived a yellow card.
In the 29thminute, Van Hau almost scored from a free kick as he bent itto the top corner and only lacked a bit of accuracy.
Just one minute later, Pham Tuan Hai had a chance to finish, but didn't haveenough power to cause difficulty for the Indonesian keeper.
The players got into a heatedsituation again after two Vietnamese players were fouled consecutively. CoachPark Hang-seo went into the field in frustration as he couldn't keep his cool.Indonesia have had many hard tackles on Vietnam players since the start of thegame. Asnawi Bahar got a yellow.
In the 38th minute, Van Haugot a yellow for fouling Asnawi, a payback for the previous tackle.
Just two minutes into thesecond half, Van Hau made a long pass that found Tuan Hai, who tried to get ashot but it was blocked by Jordi Amat. Vietnam gained a corner. And from that corner, captain Do Hung Dung's pass found TienLinh again as he had an unstoppable header to double the lead for Vietnam.
After conceding the second goal,Indonesia got nothing to lose. The visitors are putting more pressure to find agoal back. They also made two substitutions to increase firepower.
In the 58th minute, Van Hau's long pass found Tuan Hai again. This timehis shot was blocked by goalkeeper Nadeo.
Three minuteslater, a corner was delivered directly to Nguyen Quang Hai,who got a great volley from outside the box and it almost turned into astunning goal.
In the 64th minute, Indonesia'sMarcelino tried to pass the ball inside the box but keeper Van Lam easilycaught it.
Three minutes later, it was VanLam again with an accurate catch. He had always got the situation under controlin this game.
In the 89th minute, Quang Haidribbled past two players before finishing toward the right corner with hisleft foot, but Nadeo got his fingertips on the ball.
That finish was also Hai's last shot as he was subbed out for Nguyen VanToan right after that. The game had five additional minutes but Indonesia hadno chance to score a goal.
In the first leg of the semifinal in Jakarta, Vietnam was held a 0-0 drawby hosts Indonesia.
With the 2-0 win at their home playground, Vietnam advanced tothe final of the AFFMitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, where they will play against the winners ofanother semifinal between Thailand and Malaysia./.
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