Ticket prices to watch Vietnam play in ASEAN Cup semi-finals tripled; Arsenal creates unprecedented statistics

Ticket prices to watch Vietnam play in the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-finals tripled compared to the group stage

Opponent ofVietnam teamIn the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Singapore team will face off against Vietnam in the second leg of the semi-finals at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho) on December 29.

According to the Vietnam Football Federation, tickets to watch the match between Vietnam and Singapore in the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-finals have three prices: VND300,000/ticket, VND500,000/ticket and VND600,000/ticket.

VinID application (now renamed OneU application) exclusively issues tickets to watch this match online from 8:00 on December 22 to 23:59 on December 23, 2024, or until tickets are sold out.

Thus, the ticket price to watch the Vietnamese team in the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-finals at Viet Tri Stadium has increased by 2 to 3 times compared to the group stage. Previously, the ticket price for the group stage had 3 denominations, including: 100,000 VND/ticket, 200,000 VND/ticket and 300,000 VND/ticket.

Philippines unexpectedly enters the semi-finals of ASEAN Cup 2024

The Philippines team excellently defeated Indonesia right at the "fire pan" Bung Karno, thereby winning a ticket to the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with the Vietnam team.

The situation in Group B of the 2024 ASEAN Cup is quite clear before the final match. While the Vietnamese team is considered to have secured a ticket to the semi-finals, the Philippines must compete on Indonesia's field to win the remaining spot. In this match, Indonesia only needs a draw to advance (provided that Vietnam does not lose to Myanmar), while the Philippines must win.

In theory, Indonesia has a big advantage to complete the task, because they play at home at Bung Karno Stadium with tens of thousands of fans cheering them on. In addition, Indonesia also welcomes the return of attacking star Ferdinan after a suspension. However, coach Shin Tae-yong's team started the game quite slowly and waited for the Philippines to attack.

Indonesia's tactics worked as they created dangerous situations thanks to the Philippines pushing up their formation. However, the home team paid a heavy price as they were unable to score. In the 42nd minute, Indonesian captain Muhammad Ferarri received a straight red card after a rough elbow on a Filipino player, putting the home team in a difficult situation.

Having lost a man, Indonesia switched to a tight defense in the second half, determined to keep the score. However, the defensive mistakes continued to make them regret. In the 63rd minute, Dony Tri raised his hand to block the ball after Tabinsa's cross and the referee immediately blew the whistle for a penalty for the Philippines. From the 11m mark, Kristenssen coolly scored the opening goal for the away team.

Behind, Indonesia had to push forward to find an equalizer. If they lost, they would certainly be eliminated. Therefore, even though they had only 10 men, coach Shin Tae-yong's team still had to risk attacking with all their might. In contrast, the Philippines took the initiative to play a tight defense and counterattack quickly.

Not only did the Philippines have more players, they also had more experience. The young Indonesian players were too inexperienced to handle the difficult situation and could not turn the outcome around. As a result, the Philippines won 1-0, eliminating Indonesia to advance. Their opponent in the semi-finals will be Thailand.

Arsenal create unprecedented statistics

On the morning of December 22, Arsenal had a resounding 5-1 victory over Crystal Palace away from home, thereby continuing to chase Liverpool in the Premier League championship race.

The three points at Selhurst Park saw Arsenal become the first team since Chelsea in 2005 to go unbeaten in Premier League London derbies for a calendar year.

Including the 5-1 win over Crystal Palace, the Gunners have scored five or more goals in six different away games in all competitions in 2024, a statistic no other club in the history of England's top flight has achieved in a calendar year.

Mikel Arteta decided to give Gabriel Jesus a starting spot following his hat-trick against Crystal Palace in the League Cup in midweek. The Brazilian forward lived up to his manager's faith by opening the scoring in the sixth minute.

Crystal Palace quickly equalized through Ismaïla Sarr in the 11th minute. However, Arsenal continued to dominate the game and scored another goal to increase the score to 2-1, again through Jesus in the 15th minute.

In the following minutes, Arsenal continued to create many dangerous opportunities. Kai Havertz raised the score to 3-1 for the "Gunners" in the 36th minute. Jesus almost scored his second consecutive hat-trick against Palace, if his header had not hit the woodwork.

In the second half, Arsenal continued to be the more proactive team. Despite some excellent saves from goalkeeper Raya, Crystal Palace could not prevent Arsenal from scoring two more goals through Declan Rice and Gabriel Martinelli.

In the end, Arsenal won a resounding 5-1 victory over Crystal Palace. This result helped Arsenal narrow the gap with leaders Liverpool to 3 points. However, the North London team has played 2 more games than their Merseyside rivals.

Napoli returns to top of Serie A

In round 17 of Serie A 2024/25, despite being rated higher, Napoli only had a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Genoa. However, these 3 points are enough for Napoli to return to the No. 1 position on the rankings.

Despite playing away to Genoa, Antonio Conte's Napoli still entered the match with confidence. As early as the 5th minute, Romelu Lukaku almost opened the score for Napoli with a dangerous header, but the ball hit the crossbar of Genoa's goal.

However, Napoli fans did not have to wait too long because in the 15th minute, they were able to celebrate. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa jumped high to head the ball from David Neres' accurate cross from the left wing.

In the 29th minute, the gap was doubled. From Stanislav Lobotka's free kick, Amir Rrahmani scored to raise the score to 2-0 for Napoli after a tricky header to the far corner.

Trailing 2-0, the home team Genoa refused to give up. They pressed their opponents but waited until the 51st minute for Genoa to score a goal to narrow the gap. Pinamonti neatly finished Vitinha's back pass and 1-2 for Genoa.

Excited after scoring, Genoa continuously bombarded Napoli's goal. However, goalkeeper Meret continued to save Napoli. Like in the 65th minute, he reacted quickly to Milan Badelj's dangerous header.

The game then went back and forth. Substitute Mario Balotelli almost scored when Pinamonti's header hit the post off his knee. Caleb Ekuban also had a chance, but his shot was brilliantly saved by Meret.

Napoli struggled to leave the Luigi Ferraris Stadium with three points, while Genoa suffered their first defeat under Patrick Vieira. The win took Napoli to 38 points and temporarily returned to the top of Serie A.

The situation is reversed for Leverkusen

On the night of December 21, Leverkusen won 5-1 against Freiburg, thereby ending 2024 in 2nd place in the Bundesliga, only 4 points behind Bayern.

At the end of November, Leverkusen's performance was up and down and at times they were 9 points behind Bayern Munich. It seemed that the hopes of defending the championship of coach Xabi Alonso and his team had been dashed from the beginning of the season, but no, the German champions continued to make steady progress, while Bayern had 2 stumbles against Mainz and Dortmund.

From only competing for a position in the top 4, Leverkusen has now confidently returned to the 2024/25 Bundesliga championship race.

Right from the start of the match, Leverkusen took the initiative to attack and put great pressure on Freiburg's field. In the 5th minute, Edmond Tapsoba almost opened the score for the home team with a close-range shot, but the ball went wide of the goal.

Freiburg also had dangerous chances. In the 11th minute, Philipp Lienhart's powerful long-range shot hit the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Maximilian Eggestein missed another good chance with a close-range header.

In the 30th minute, Leverkusen was awarded a penalty after Florian Wirtz was fouled in the box. However, Wirtz was unable to beat goalkeeper Noah Atubolu on the 11-meter mark. However, just before the end of the first half, Wirtz made up for his mistake with an assist for Schick to open the scoring for Leverkusen.

In the second half, Wirtz continued to shine with a beautiful goal, raising the score to 2-0 for Leverkusen. Freiburg unexpectedly had a goal to reduce the score to 1-2 thanks to Vincenzo Grifo in the 55th minute. However, that was all the away team could do.

Schick had a brilliant day when he scored 3 more goals for Leverkusen, completing the poker (scoring 4 goals in 1 match) and sealing a 5-1 victory for the home team. This was the second hat-trick of the Czech striker in less than a month. Previously, he scored 3 goals against Heidenheim on November 23.