Minute 83: No goal!!! Tuan Hai received the ball very well, handling it skillfully before finishing but the ball went over the bar.
Minute 79: No goal!!! Tien Linh headed but could not get past goalkeeper Ahmad Hazmi.
Minute 75: The time is not in Vietnam's favor, especially when the Reds have conceded 3 goals. Meanwhile, Malaysia is still very strong and constantly attacking.
Minute 67: Goal!!! Malaysia increased the score to 3-0. It was Corbin Ong's turn to finish after a very suitable cross from his teammate.
Minute 61: Quang Hai enters the field to replace Hai Long.
Minute 59: Goal!!! The score is 2-0 for Malaysia. Holgado shot diagonally after a pass from his teammate, a beautiful goal.
Minute 50: Goal!!! Malaysia opened the score. Figueiredo shot from a distance, the ball in the center of the foot strongly changed direction to the Vietnamese team's net. Before that, Chau Ngoc Quang was the one who lost the ball while holding the field after Hoang Duc's indecisive pass.
Minute 47: Hoang Duc and Minh Khoa have the opportunity to finish near the penalty area but have not been able to score for the Vietnamese team.
Minute 46: The second half begins. Vietnam team changes personnel. Ly Duc and Tuan Hai enter the field to replace Tien Dung and Van Vi.
The first half ended. Vietnam and Malaysia temporarily tied with a score of 0-0.
The first half has 3 minutes of extra time.
Minute 44: Arif Aiman passes the Vietnam national team defender but his technical shot once again cannot get past Filip.
Minute 44: Figueiredo just finished sending the ball close to the edge of the net, but the referee raised the offside flag.
Minute 40: Nguyen Filip flew to save the Vietnamese team excellently after figureiredo headed the ball in the penalty area.
Minute 36: Dion Cool suddenly fired a long-range shot against Filip Nguyen's post. Luck was on the Vietnamese team's side.
Minute 28: Danger!!! The Malaysian team attacked dangerously. figueiredo escaped and crossed for Arif Aiman to face the goal, but fortunately, center back Tien Dung was able to run back to the corner.
Minute 26: Center back Duy Manh just ran back to clear the ball after a dangerous penalty area by a Malaysian striker.
Minute 19: In the past few minutes, the Vietnamese team has started to have a chance to attack. However, the players in red have not taken advantage of the opportunity.
Minute 14: No!!! Thanh Chung fired a shot to bring the ball to Chau Ngoc Quang's position but he could not finish in time. Vietnam missed a regrettable opportunity.
Minute 11: Hai Long just had a very quick escape but could not get past the opponent's defense. The home team is playing very fast and creating great pressure.
Minute 6: Goalkeeper Nguyen Filip just had a punch-out after a dangerous corner kick by a Malaysian player.
20:00: The first half begins.
Lineup
Pre-match information
The Vietnam team will visit Malaysia in the second match of the 2027 Asian Cup final qualifiers.
Before that, in the opening match, both teams had favorable results. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team won 5-0 against Laos. Meanwhile, the "Malaysian tigers" defeated Nepal with a score of 2-0.
At this time, the Vietnamese team temporarily leads Group F because of a better goal difference than the Malaysian team. Therefore, the upcoming match is of an important nature for both teams, and at the same time, determines the top spot after 2 matches.
Coach Kim Sang-sik brought 23 players to Malaysia, including key players such as Tien Linh, Tuan Hai, Hoang Duc, Tien Dung, Duy Manh, Thanh Chung, Quang Hai, Filip, Dinh Trieu... and some young players such as Quoc Viet, Ly Duc, Trung Kien...
Unfortunately, this is not the best squad of the Vietnam team compared to the ASEAN Cup a few months ago when some key factors such as Xuan Son, Vi Hao, Viet Anh, Thanh Binh were injured and could not participate.
On the other side, the Malaysian team has increased its strength significantly with the appearance of 5 naturalized players, including 3 Argentine players: Imanol Machuca, Rodrigo Holcado, facundo Garces along with Jon Irazabal from Spain and Joao figueiredo from Brazil.
This will be a huge challenge for the "Golden Star Warriors", but the whole team is determined to aim for a victory against the opponent.
In terms of head-to-head history, since the 2-4 defeat to Malaysia in the second leg of the AFF Cup semi-finals in 2014, the Vietnamese team has been unbeaten in 8 consecutive encounters with their opponents, including 7 wins and only 1 draw.
