On the evening of December 29, the Vietnamese team faced Singapore in the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final.
In the 41st minute of this match, the Vietnamese team was awarded a penalty when Nguyen Xuan Son was fouled by an opposing player in the penalty area. Xuan Son himself was also the one who successfully executed the 11m penalty to help the Vietnamese team take a 1-0 lead, thereby helping the Vietnamese team almost secure a ticket to the final of this year's tournament.
Notably, this is also the first goal the Vietnamese team scored in the first half, after the first 5 matches "failed to score" in the first 45 minutes.
Previously, Vietnam could not score in the first half when facing Laos, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar in the group stage and the semi -final first leg against Singapore on the opponent's field.
The goal in this match was also Nguyen Xuan Son's 4th goal after 3 appearances for the Vietnam team at the ASEAN Cup 2024, helping him rise to the top of the list of top scorers in this year's tournament.
