Vietnam won 2-1 against Thailand in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final (2.1). Striker Nguyen Xuan Son scored a brace to give the "Golden Star Warriors" a big advantage before the second leg of the final in Thailand.
This is also an impressive achievement for the Vietnamese team when they defeated the Golden Temple team at home for the first time in 27 years.
As for Xuan Son, he also set many new milestones, becoming the first Vietnamese player to score 7 goals in an ASEAN Cup and setting a record of scoring in 4 consecutive opening matches of the national team, surpassing the 28-year record of former striker Le Huynh Duc (3 matches).
After this match, Dong Luc Sports Group - the sponsor of the Vietnamese team's uniforms, awarded the national team 1.2 billion VND. This is a worthy recognition for the tireless efforts of coach Kim Sang-sik and his team, and at the same time, it gives the whole team more strength to prepare for the second leg of the final away from home.
Previously, Acecook Vietnam - the main sponsor of the team gave a bonus of 1 billion VND and businessman Nguyen Van De (former chairman of Thanh Hoa club) gave a bonus of 500 million VND after the second leg of the semi-final on December 29.
According to the schedule, the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand will take place at 8:00 p.m. on January 5 at Rajamangala Stadium.
