2018 Aff Championship Final

2018 AFF Championship Final

Event	2018 AFF Championship
Malaysia Vietnam 2 3
Full report
First leg
Malaysia Vietnam 2 2
Details
Date	11 December 2018
Venue	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Man of the Match	Safawi Rasid (Malaysia)
Referee	Chris Beath (Australia)
Attendance	88,482
Weather	Rainy night
Second leg
Vietnam Malaysia 1 0
Details
Date	15 December 2018
Venue	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Man of the Match	Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)
Referee	Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Attendance	44,625
Weather	Colder night
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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Malaysia and Vietnam. The first leg was hosted by Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on 11 December 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Vietnam at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi on 15 December 2018.

Based on previous records, Malaysia had reached the AFF Championship final three times (1996, 2010 and 2014) while Vietnam had reached the AFF Championship final two times (1998 and 2008). The two sides last met on 23 November 2016 in the group stage of the previous 2016 AFF Championship. Based on the latest rankings released by FIFA World Rankings on 29 November 2018, Malaysia was ranked 167 while Vietnam ranked 100. Both teams had already won their first trophy of the tournament, with Vietnam winning in 2008 and Malaysia in 2010.

Both Malaysia and Vietnam were drawn into Group A of the 2018 AFF Championship. After winning three and drawing one in group matches, Vietnam finished first in the group. Malaysia finished second in the group to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament. Vietnam's first match victory was against Laos with a score of 3–0. From there, they continue the path by beating Malaysia by 2–0 and drawing 0–0 with Myanmar before defeating Cambodia by 3–0. Vietnam progressed to the semi-finals to face Group B runner-up of the Philippines. In the first-leg in Bacolod, Vietnam won 2–1 before winning the second-leg in Hanoi by another similar scores of 2–1 with total aggregate of 4–2. Malaysia's won their first match against Cambodia by 1–0 before beating Laos by 3–1. Despite losing to Vietnam by 0–2, they managed to qualify to semi-finals after beating Myanmar by 3–0. In the semi-finals, Malaysia face Group B winner as well the defending champion of the tournament of Thailand. In the first-leg in Kuala Lumpur, they drew 0–0 before drawing 2–2 in the second-leg in Bangkok with a similar total aggregate of 2–2, qualifying through the away goals rule.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Malaysia				Round	Vietnam
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Cambodia	1–0			Match 1	Laos	3–0
Laos	3–1			Match 2	Malaysia	2–0
Vietnam	0–2			Match 3	Myanmar	0–0
Myanmar	3–0			Match 4	Cambodia	3–0
Group A runners-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Vietnam 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10   Malaysia 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9   Myanmar 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7   Cambodia 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3   Laos 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0				Final standings	Group A winners Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Vietnam 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10   Malaysia 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9   Myanmar 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7   Cambodia 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3   Laos 4 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Thailand	2–2 (a)	0–0 (H)	2–2 (A)	Semi-finals	Philippines	4–2	2–1 (A)	2–1 (H)

First leg

11 December 2018

20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia	2–2	Vietnam
Shahrul   36' Safawi   61'	Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)	Nguyễn Huy Hùng   22' Phạm Đức Huy   25'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 88,482

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Malaysia

Vietnam

GK 1 Farizal Marlias RB 2 Amirul Azhan   60' CB 17 Irfan Zakaria CB 3 Shahrul Saad LB 21 Nazirul Naim   28'   41' RM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba   62' CM 12 Akram Mahinan LM 11 Safawi Rasid SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha   71' CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)   38' Substitutions: DF 5 Adam Nor Azlin   53'   41' FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad   65'   60' MF 19 Akhyar Rashid   71' Manager: Tan Cheng Hoe

GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c) CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng   90+2' CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh   17' RM 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng CM 15 Phạm Đức Huy   76' CM 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng LM 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu   59' RW 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải LW 20 Phan Văn Đức   86' CF 13 Hà Đức Chinh   53' Substitutions: FW 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh   53' FW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng   76' MF 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng   86' Manager:   Park Hang-seo

Second leg

15 December 2018

19:30 UTC+7

Vietnam	1–0	Malaysia
Nguyễn Anh Đức   6'	Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF)

Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Vietnam

Malaysia

GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm   9' CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh   53' CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng   19' CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c) RWB 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng   16' LWB 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu   53' CM 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng   29' CM 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng   90+3' RW 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải LW 20 Phan Văn Đức   71' CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức   81' Substitutions: DF 12 Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy   71' FW 13 Hà Đức Chinh   81' MF 6 Lương Xuân Trường   90+3' Manager:   Park Hang-seo

GK 1 Farizal Marlias RB 4 Syahmi Safari CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak   9'   76' CB 3 Shahrul Saad   36'   90+5' LB 6 Syazwan Andik RM 11 Safawi Rasid   83' CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba   40' CM 12 Akram Mahinan   85' LM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)   80' Substitutions: FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad   79'   76' MF 19 Akhyar Rashid   83' FW 10 Shahrel Fikri   85' Manager: Tan Cheng Hoe

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