Beating Myanmar, Vietnam team officially won ticket to Asean Cup Semi-finals

The final match of Group B between Vietnam and Myanmar in the 2024 ASEAN Cup took place on the evening of December 21 at Viet Tri Stadium - Phu Tho.

In this match, coach Kim Sang-sik launched a starting lineup with 9 changes compared to the match against the Philippines on December 18. The most notable of which was the appearance of Brazilian-born naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son. This was the debut match of the striker born in 1997 in the Vietnamese national team.

No one else but Nguyen Xuan Son was the brightest player on the Vietnamese team in the first half. Many passes from his teammates found the Brazilian striker, especially the high passes. When the match had not passed 20 minutes, Xuan Son had 2 situations of heading the ball to threaten the opponent's goal. But in turn, the ball hit the Myanmar defender and went wide of the post. Xuan Son had a total of 4 shots in the first half and all were very dangerous.

However, due to lack of luck, the first 45 minutes ended with a score of 0-0.

Entering the second half, the Vietnamese team quickly scored a goal to break the deadlock from the 48th minute. Van Toan stopped the ball with his chest, then volleyed it so hard that the Myanmar goalkeeper had to push the ball out. Immediately, Nguyen Xuan Son rushed up to pass the ball inside for Vi Hao to score from close range.

Just 7 minutes after opening the score, the Vietnamese team doubled the gap. From the bottom of the field, Vi Hao passed the ball back for Nguyen Xuan Son to handle with class with a turn to deceive the Myanmar player, then gently finished to beat the opponent's goalkeeper.

In the 74th minute, the gap was increased to 3-0. After a cross from Ho Tan Tai from the right wing, Hoang Duc let the ball go to Quang Hai to unleash a low, dangerous shot from the edge of the penalty area, defeating the Myanmar goalkeeper.

In the 90th minute, after a long pass from his teammate, Nguyen Xuan Son had a classy move when he overcame the pursuit of two opposing players and then fired a left-footed cannonball into the far corner, raising the score to 4-0 for the Vietnamese team.

In the 90+2 minute, Xuan Son made people mention him again when he passed the ball to Nguyen Tien Linh to run down and delicately place the ball, helping the Vietnamese team take a 5-0 lead against Myanmar.

In the end, the Vietnamese team defeated Myanmar with a score of 5-0. Thereby, coach Kim Sang-sik's team entered the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2024 as the first place in Group B and will face Singapore (second place in Group A)./.