Beating Thailand 3-2 in the 2024 AFF Cup Final, Vietnam won for the third time

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Vietnam successfully won the title for the third time after beating Thailand 3-2 in the second final of the 2024 AFF Cup at Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Sunday (5/1/2025). Vietnam became champions after winning 5-3 on aggregate in the two final matches.

Vietnam took the lead in the 2024 AFF Cup final after Puam Thuan Hai scored a goal in the eighth minute. The host was reluctant to give up. They finally succeeded in equalizing the score thanks to a goal scored by their naturalized player Ben Davis in the 28th minute. The 1-1 draw lasted until the first half ended.

Entering the second half, Thailand took the lead after Supachok Sarachat managed to break through Vietnam’s goal in the 64th minute. However, Thailand had to play with 10 men starting in the 74th minute after Weerathep Pomphan was sent off because he received a red card.

Vietnam managed to take advantage of their superior number of players and forced Thailand to score an own goal. The goal against his own net was scored by defender Pamsa Hemviboon in the 82nd minute. Referee Ko Hyung-jin from South Korea added injury time for 20 minutes.

When extra time entered the 20th minute or 90+20 minutes, Vietnam scored the lead thanks to the action of Nguyen Hai Long. Not long after, the referee blew the long whistle. The score changed to 3-2 for Vietnam to win. The team coached by coach Kim Sang-sik also became champions because they led 5-3 on aggregate.

On legs The first one was held last Thursday (2/1/2025), Vietnam managed to win 2-1 at the Viet Tri Stadium. At that time, Vietnam scored the winning goals by Nguyen Xuan Song in the 59th and 73rd minutes, while Thailand’s reply was scored by Chalermsak Aukkee in the 83rd minute.

With victory in the 2024 AFF Cup final, Vietnam has now successfully won three football championship titles between ASEAN countries. Previously, Vietnam also won the AFF Cup in 2008 and 2018.

Meanwhile this is runner-up for the fourth time for Thailand. Previously, they were runners-up in 2007, 2008 and 2012. However, Thailand is still the team with the most AFF Cup titles, seven times, namely in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020 and 2022.