Thanh Hoa and SLNA officially eliminated from AFC Cup 2018
(Baonghean.vn) - Losing to Johor Darul Ta'zim in the final match of Group H, AFC Cup 2018, along with the results in Group F, SLNA has officially said goodbye to the continental tournament.
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| SLNA ended their AFC Cup adventure with FLC Thanh Hoa in the group stage. Photo: Johor DT |
Yesterday (April 24), the match at Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium ended with a 3-2 victory for the home team Johor DT. With this result, SLNA remained in 2nd place with 10 points due to a better goal difference than their Malaysian opponent. In the other match, Persija Jakatar defeated Tampines Rover 4-2, thereby winning a direct ticket to the regional semi-finals.
Although ranked 2nd, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team have no chance to continue. Because Home United of Singapore in Group H has 10 points, goal difference +7 before facing Ceres Negros FC (PHI).
Today, Ceres Negros FC (PHI) and Home United FC (SIN) faced each other with a 2-0 victory for the Singaporean representative. Thus, in Group F, Home United FC ranked first with 13 points (+9 goal difference), earning a direct ticket to the regional semi-finals along with Yangon United FC (MYA) and Persija Jakarta (IDN).
The teams ranked 2nd in the group include: Ceres Negros FC (PHI) with 13 points (+14 goal difference), Global Cebu FC (PHI) with 8 points (+0 goal difference) and SLNA with 10 points (+3 goal difference). Considering both points and scoring efficiency, SLNA was officially eliminated and the ticket to the knockout round belonged to the Philippine team, Ceres Negros FC.
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| Rankings of Groups F, G and H in Southeast Asia within the framework of AFC Cup 2018. Photo: AFC |
Thus, the two representatives of Vietnamese football, FLC Thanh Hoa and SLNA, officially said goodbye to the 2018 Asian C2 playground. Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Myanmar each have 1 representative in the ASEAN semi-finals. The clubs of Vietnam (2), Malaysia (1) and Cambodia (1) were all eliminated./.
AFC Cup 2018 Results - Final Matches of the Group Stage
HT: FLC Thanh Hoa 2-2 Yangon United
FT: Ceres Negros 0-2 Home United (group F)
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ASEAN Regional Semi-Finals
First F vs First H
Home United - Persija Jakarta
Second F vs First G
Ceres Negros - Yangon United
Losing in Malaysia, SLNA lost the chance to continue at AFC Cup 2018
(Baonghean.vn) - Visiting Johor Darul Ta'zim in the final match of Group H, AFC Cup 2018, Song Lam Nghe An only fielded a reserve team and that caused the away team to concede 2 early goals.
