Recently, the organizing committee of the ASEAN Cup (formerly known as the AFF Cup) 2024 has selected the 10 best goals in the group stage. The Vietnamese team also made the list with 2 impressive goals.
Accordingly, Nguyen Xuan Son's goal in the 90th minute in the match against Myanmar (last match of the group stage) - is currently ranked 2nd by audience votes (40%).
"Xuan Son had an impressive start in the Vietnam national team with a big mark that he showed. Xuan Son's best moment came in the 90th minute when he received the ball from Tien Linh, before using his technique to eliminate defender Oakkar Naing and launch a perfect curling shot into the top corner of the Myanmar goal, creating an impressive goal," wrote the ASEAN Cup 2024 homepage.
In addition to this goal, Xuan Son also scored in the 55th minute to raise the score to 2-0 for the Vietnamese team. He also had 2 more passes to help Vi Hao and Tien Linh score.
Another player of the Vietnamese team also in the top 10 most beautiful goals is Nguyen Hai Long, with the opening goal against Laos in the opening match of the 2024 ASEAN Cup.
Currently, leading the vote for the most beautiful goal is Shawal Anuar (Singapore) with 56%. That was the goal in the 10th minute against Thailand.
Goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud's long ball split the opposition defence and found Shawal Anuar. He received the ball in the air before beating the Thai goalkeeper with a 25-yard shot into the far corner.
Other goals in the top 10 were scored by Abdel Kader Coulibaly (Cambodia) against Malaysia; Syafiq Ahmad (Malaysia) against Timor Leste; Joao Pedro (Timor Leste) against Malaysia; Maung Maung Lwin (Myanmar) against Philippines; Sandro Reyes (Philippines) against Laos; Faris Ramli (Singapore) against Thailand and Patrik Gustavsson (Thailand) against Singapore.
