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.[6] Both teams had already won their first trophy of the tournament, with Vietnam winning in 2008 and Malaysia in 2010.[7]
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).
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The 2018 AFF Championship Final was the final of the 2018 AFF Championship the 12th edition of the top level Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation AFF 2018 AFF Championship FinalEvent2018 AFF ChampionshipMalaysia Vietnam2 3Full reportFirst legMalaysia Vietnam2 2DetailsDate11 December 2018VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala LumpurMan of the MatchSafawi Rasid Malaysia RefereeChris Beath Australia Attendance88 482WeatherRainy nightSecond legVietnam Malaysia1 0DetailsDate15 December 2018VenueMỹ Đinh National Stadium HanoiMan of the MatchNguyễn Quang Hải Vietnam RefereeAlireza Faghani Iran Attendance44 625WeatherColder night 20162020 The final was contested in two legged home and away format between Malaysia and Vietnam 1 2 3 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 Đinh National Stadium in Hanoi on 15 December 2018 4 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Route to the final 2 1 First leg 2 2 Second leg 3 References 4 External linksBackground editBased 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 6 Both teams had already won their first trophy of the tournament with Vietnam winning in 2008 and Malaysia in 2010 7 Route to the final editMain article 2018 AFF Championship knockout stage 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 nbsp Malaysia Round nbsp VietnamOpponent Result Group stage Opponent Result nbsp Cambodia 1 0 Match 1 nbsp Laos 3 0 nbsp Laos 3 1 Match 2 nbsp Malaysia 2 0 nbsp Vietnam 0 2 Match 3 nbsp Myanmar 0 0 nbsp Myanmar 3 0 Match 4 nbsp Cambodia 3 0Group A runners up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Vietnam 4 3 1 0 8 0 8 10 nbsp Malaysia 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 9 nbsp Myanmar 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 7 nbsp Cambodia 4 1 0 3 4 9 5 3 nbsp Laos 4 0 0 4 3 12 9 0 Final standings Group A winners Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Vietnam 4 3 1 0 8 0 8 10 nbsp Malaysia 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 9 nbsp Myanmar 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 7 nbsp Cambodia 4 1 0 3 4 9 5 3 nbsp Laos 4 0 0 4 3 12 9 0Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg nbsp Thailand 2 2 a 0 0 H 2 2 A Semi finals nbsp Philippines 4 2 2 1 A 2 1 H First leg edit 11 December 201820 45 UTC 8Malaysia nbsp 2 2 nbsp VietnamShahrul nbsp 36 Safawi nbsp 61 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Nguyễn Huy Hung nbsp 22 Phạm Đức Huy nbsp 25 Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala Lumpur 8 9 Attendance 88 482Referee Chris Beath Australia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Malaysia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp VietnamGK 1 Farizal MarliasRB 2 Amirul Azhan nbsp 60 CB 17 Irfan ZakariaCB 3 Shahrul SaadLB 21 Nazirul Naim nbsp 28 nbsp 41 RM 13 Mohamadou SumarehCM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba nbsp 62 CM 12 Akram MahinanLM 11 Safawi RasidSS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha nbsp 71 CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak c nbsp 38 Substitutions DF 5 Adam Nor Azlin nbsp 53 nbsp 41 FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad nbsp 65 nbsp 60 MF 19 Akhyar Rashid nbsp 71 Manager Tan Cheng Hoe nbsp GK 23 Đặng Văn LamCB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải c CB 21 Trần Đinh Trọng nbsp 90 2 CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh nbsp 17 RM 8 Nguyễn Trọng HoangCM 15 Phạm Đức Huy nbsp 76 CM 29 Nguyễn Huy HungLM 5 Đoan Văn Hậu nbsp 59 RW 19 Nguyễn Quang HảiLW 20 Phan Văn Đức nbsp 86 CF 13 Ha Đức Chinh nbsp 53 Substitutions FW 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh nbsp 53 FW 14 Nguyễn Cong Phượng nbsp 76 MF 16 Đỗ Hung Dũng nbsp 86 Manager nbsp Park Hang seoMan of the Match Safawi Rasid Malaysia Assistant referees 10 Ronnie Koh Min Kiat Singapore Bambang Syamsudar Indonesia Fourth official 10 Muhammad Taqi Singapore Overall 11 Statistics Malaysia VietnamGoals scored 2 2Total shots 8 15Shots on target 4 4Ball possession 58 42 Corner kicks 4 3Fouls committed 20 15Offsides 0 2Yellow cards 5 3Red cards 0 0Second leg edit 15 December 201819 30 UTC 7Vietnam nbsp 1 0 nbsp MalaysiaNguyễn Anh Đức nbsp 6 Report AFFSZ Report AFF Mỹ Đinh National Stadium Hanoi 12 13 Attendance 40 000Referee Alireza Faghani Iran nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Vietnam nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp MalaysiaGK 23 Đặng Văn Lam nbsp 9 CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh nbsp 53 CB 21 Trần Đinh Trọng nbsp 19 CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải c RWB 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoang nbsp 16 LWB 5 Đoan Văn Hậu nbsp 53 CM 29 Nguyễn Huy Hung nbsp 29 CM 16 Đỗ Hung Dũng nbsp 90 3 RW 19 Nguyễn Quang HảiLW 20 Phan Văn Đức nbsp 71 CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức nbsp 81 Substitutions DF 12 Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy nbsp 71 FW 13 Ha Đức Chinh nbsp 81 MF 6 Lương Xuan Trường nbsp 90 3 Manager nbsp Park Hang seo nbsp GK 1 Farizal MarliasRB 4 Syahmi SafariCB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak nbsp 9 nbsp 76 CB 3 Shahrul Saad nbsp 36 nbsp 90 5 LB 6 Syazwan AndikRM 11 Safawi Rasid nbsp 83 CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba nbsp 40 CM 12 Akram Mahinan nbsp 85 LM 13 Mohamadou SumarehSS 9 Norshahrul Idlan TalahaCF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak c nbsp 80 Substitutions FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad nbsp 79 nbsp 76 MF 19 Akhyar Rashid nbsp 83 FW 10 Shahrel Fikri nbsp 85 Manager Tan Cheng HoeMan of the Match Nguyễn Quang Hải Vietnam Assistant referees 14 Reza Ebrahim Sokhandan Iran Reza Mansouri Iran Fourth official 14 Jansen Foo Singapore Overall 15 Statistics Vietnam MalaysiaGoals scored 1 0Total shots 10 13Shots on target 3 5Ball possession 42 58 Corner kicks 1 8Fouls committed 12 19Offsides 2 0Yellow cards 6 5Red cards 0 1References edit Arvind Sriram 5 December 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 How Malaysia sent defending champions Thailand packing Fox Sports Asia Archived from the original on 6 December 2018 Retrieved 6 December 2018 Aditya 6 December 2018 Watch Vietnam s goal which sank Philippines hopes of reaching the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 final Fox Sports Asia Archived from the original on 6 December 2018 Retrieved 7 December 2018 Vietnam book final showdown against Malaysia Asian Football Confederation 6 December 2018 Retrieved 7 December 2018 Malaysia in AFF Suzuki Cup final after defeating Thailand on away goals The Star 5 December 2018 Retrieved 6 December 2018 Vietnam secure ticket to AFF Cup finals Nhan Dan 6 December 2018 Retrieved 7 December 2018 Men s ranking FIFA 29 November 2018 Archived from the original on 3 December 2018 Retrieved 7 December 2018 Jose Pablo Diaz 7 December 2018 Malaysia to face Vietnam in Suzuki Cup final AS South Africa Archived from the original on 9 December 2018 Retrieved 7 December 2018 Both teams have already emerged victorious at the tournament once with Vietnam being crowned winners in 2008 and Malaysia in 2010 FINAL 1ST LEG REPORT Malaysia 2 2 Vietnam 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup 11 December 2018 Archived from the original on 11 December 2018 Retrieved 11 December 2018 Malaysia vs Vietnam AFF Suzuki Cup Finals World Football 11 December 2018 Archived from the original on 15 December 2018 Retrieved 11 December 2018 a b Malaysia vs Vietnam 2 2 Soccerway UK 11 December 2018 Retrieved 11 December 2018 2018 AFF Championship Final Summary Malaysia 2 2 Vietnam ESPN UK Retrieved 11 December 2018 FINAL 2ND LEG REPORT Vietnam 1 Malaysia 0 Vietnam win 3 2 on aggregate 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup 15 December 2018 Archived from the original on 15 December 2018 Retrieved 15 December 2018 Vietnam vs Malaysia AFF Suzuki Cup Finals World Football 15 December 2018 Archived from the original on 15 December 2018 Retrieved 15 December 2018 a b Vietnam vs Malaysia 1 0 Soccerway UK 15 December 2018 Retrieved 15 December 2018 2018 AFF Championship Final Summary Vietnam 1 0 Malaysia ESPN UK Retrieved 15 December 2018 External links editAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 AFF Championship final amp oldid 1164433652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,