Assessing the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2026 final between Vietnam and Thailand, commentator Quang Huy said that the opponent continues to show good foundation despite lacking many important players.
What Thailand showed once again shows that they have a very good foundation. Thailand, despite lacking many important players, top stars, but with the current squad, despite being led by two goals in the first leg, still came to My Dinh Stadium and played very maturely.
Even at the end of the match, when the Vietnamese team had an advantage, they were not in a hurry. It must be said that Thailand's playing attitude is very worthy of our respect. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team once again had a poor first half. We continued to be drawn into Thailand's playing style. Playing at My Dinh, like previous times, the team did not play as well as when playing away from home. The players were somewhat impatient and tense," commentator Quang Huy commented.
According to commentator Quang Huy, the turning point of the match came from a penalty missed by Thailand. After that, the Vietnamese team had more luck when the ball hit the post and bounced out right into the position of the Thai goalkeeper and went into the net.
Dinh Bac continues to mature
At ASEAN Cup 2026, Dinh Bac won the title of Co-Top Scorer with Xuan Son and was voted the Best Player of the tournament. Commentator Quang Huy assessed that the striker of Hanoi Police Club continues to show progress even though he did not score in the second leg final.
Dinh Bac did not score but continued to prove the qualities that we are very happy to see in him. He played stubbornly, enthusiastically and by the end of the match could still chase the ball, accelerate like that. With such a physical foundation, Dinh Bac also had to sacrifice for the common tactic and sometimes in terms of strength, he had to bear some of it for his teammates.
I think Dinh Bac will continue to improve in the future. His good points are not stopping here, there will be more special things. Bac is still young and still has a lot of potential to improve. Through this tournament, it can be seen that Dinh Bac has truly matured”.
The Vietnamese team needs to aim for higher goals
According to commentator Quang Huy, the Vietnamese team is completely worthy of the ASEAN Cup 2026 championship. However, this success needs to become a motivation for the team to continue to move forward instead of sleeping on victory.
“The Vietnamese team defending the championship is very happy. But in that joy, we still have to strive, still have to look forward to higher and further goals. We want the Southeast Asian playground to continue to be a place where teams have the opportunity to rub shoulders and fight each other to develop”.
Commentator Quang Huy said that regional football is developing in many directions. Vietnam is strengthening thanks to youth training and quality naturalized players, while Thailand has the Thai. League foundation and a force of overseas Thai players. Indonesia and Malaysia are also taking advantage of naturalized players.
The two-horse race with Thailand, or the three-horse, four-horse race, are both good for the overall development of regional football. We should also not have the mindset of sleeping on victory or thinking that we are regional hegemon.
I think we are happy because this is a memorable milestone. After Thailand and Singapore, the Vietnamese team is the third team to do that. This is a motivation for the players to continue to improve and for those who do Vietnamese football to have development orientations in the future," commentator Quang Huy emphasized.
After ASEAN Cup 2026, the Vietnamese team will aim for FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026, the first tournament to be held in September. Commentator Quang Huy said that coach Kim Sang-sik may not change much in terms of force.
“I think only about two to three new players have been added, but whether they can stay is another story. If the current force is still stable, without any damage, coach Kim Sang Sik may keep the same squad to compete in the FIFA ASEAN Cup.
Even so, I still want a change in my heart. Experience shows that Vietnamese football, whenever there is a change, both surprises the opponent and creates motivation for us to develop," commentator Quang Huy shared.
