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 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 is still ranked 2nd with 10 points due to a better goal difference than the opponent from Malaysia. 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 table 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 C2 Asia 2018 playground. Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Myanmar each have 1 representative in the ASEAN semi-finals. Clubs from 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.
