Highlights: Thailand 0-0 Vietnam in AFF Suzuki Cup

Thailand x Vietnam

Ball possession: 56% x 44%

Goal attempts: 6 x 14

Corner kicks: 2 x 6

Fouls: 14 x 19

Yellow cards: 2 x 2

Uncompleted passes: 112 x 113

Thailand advances to the finals after a draw with no goals, given the aggregated score! The first game had a score of 2 to 0 in their favor. They will play for the title against Indonesia on December 29th and January 1st.

Four more minutes

Tien Linh receives the card after trying a bicycle kick and hitting Bihr in the face

Thailand's player attempts from long distance and sends it over the goal

Chaided replaces Dangda

In: Van Xuan and Xuan Manh

Out: Ho Tan Tai and Tuan Anh

Thailand 58% x 42% Vietnam

Thailand is close to advance to the finals with the aggregated score of 2 to 0

Songkrasin advances fast by the left, but loses control of the ball and Vietnam's defense gets it

Nguyen Van Toàn I replaces Nguyen Phong Hong Duy

Tuan Anh replaces Van Duc

Sarach Yooyen gets out for Pokklaw Anan's entrance

Thailand's player remains on the floor for a bit after receiving a foul, but gets back to the game

The midfielder attempts twice from within the goal area: one hits on the defense and the other goes to the goalkeeper's hand.

Theerathon receives the card after a foul on Quang Hai. In case Thailand advances to the finals, he will miss the first game.

Ho Tan Tai receives in the attack field and the referees call his position as irregular

Hoang Duc knocks down Songkrasin to stop Thailand's counter-attack

Tien Dung recebe o amarelo após falta cometida

In: Dolah and Suengchitthawon

Out: Charoenrattanapirom and Puangchan

Cong Phuong replaces Duc Chinh

Last 45 minutes, unless the aggregated score is tied by the end

Thailand x Vietnam

Ball possession: 59% x 41%

Goal attempts: 3 x 7

Corner kicks: 2 x 5

Fouls: 4 x 5

Yellow cards: 1 x 0

Uncompleted passes: 50 x 52

Thailand 0 x 0 Vietnam

Quang Hai attempts from long distance and sends it over the goal

Vietnam's player remains for a bit on the floor after fighting for the ball with Narubadin, but he gets up quickly

Six more minutes in the first half

Ho Tan Tai gets free in the penalty area after a corner kick from the left, attempts with the head and the ball goes away by the goal line very near to the left post!

Dangda switch fast passes with Charoenrattanapirom, but Vietnam's defense get ahead to send it to the sideline

Puangchan knocks Van Duc down and receives the card

Goalkeeper Budprom falls on the floor again with pain in the legs and is replaced by Siwarak.

Thailand's goalkeeper gets out of the penalty area to fight for the ball and send it to the sideline. He remains on the floor for a while, but comes back for the game.

Quang Hai attempts from long distance, after a great dispute for the ball right outside Thailand's penalty area, and sends it away by the goal line

Thailand's player also gets down on the floor and calls for a medical. He is already back in the game as well.

Player receives a medical treatment, but is already back in the game

Songkrasin receives ahead of Vietnam defense, but is saw in irregular position

Dangda receives in the goal area, after a cross from the left, shoots weakly and the ball goes to the goalkeeper's hand

Behind on the aggregated scoreboard, the current champions keep the pressure on the attack field, seeking the first goal

The referee for this game is Ahmad Ibrahim

Phong Hong Duy falls on the floor inside Thailand's penalty area after fighting for the ball with the defense and asks for a foul. The referee keeps the game going.

Vietnam's defense try a direct long pass to Duc Chinh in the attack, but it comes out too strong and the goalkeeper gets it

The game begins

10k people present in the national stadium, in Singapore. Restriction applied because of Covid-19 protocols

The two countries' national anthems are played

The game will begin shortly

Checkout how the last practice sessions of Vietnam were:

 

🤨 The defending champions focused on the task at hand!

🐉 They will lock horns with 🇹🇭 Thailand tonight in the semi-final second leg ⏳#AFFSuzukiCup2020 | #RivalriesNeverDie pic.twitter.com/Wrz6pPvBc1

— AFF Suzuki Cup (@affsuzukicup) December 26, 2021

Checkout how the last days of practice were for the team that holds the advantage in the aggregated score (2-0).

 

😃 Lots of smiling faces in the Thailand training as they look completely relaxed!

🐘 The War Elephants hold a two-goal lead going into the semi-final second leg versus Vietnam 🇻🇳#AFFSuzukiCup2020 | #RivalriesNeverDie pic.twitter.com/4eAvLYIxvO

— AFF Suzuki Cup (@affsuzukicup) December 26, 2021

Thailand already won the tournament five times: 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014 e 2016.

While Vietnam, are the current champions, having won twice before, in 2008 and 2018.

📢 #Accor Starting XIs | 🇹🇭 Thailand 🆚 Vietnam 🇻🇳

Our second finalist of the #AFFSuzukiCup2020 is set to be decided today 👀

#RivalriesNeverDie | #ALLsport | #THAvVIE pic.twitter.com/H15mS8Kxol — AFF Suzuki Cup (@affsuzukicup) December 26, 2021

It's important to mention that the official live stream of the game, via the link below, only begins at the exact starting time of the match, with the teams already on the field. There's no 'pre-game' there.

 

We are momments away from the game. Stay tuned.

The game begins at 7:30 AM (ET). Do not miss a detail of the match Thailand - Vietnam live updates and commentaries of VAVEL.

It will be streamed via the link below:

 

If you want to directly stream it: Youtube.

If you want to watch it on the internet, VAVEL US is your best option!

This is the start time of the game Thailand vs Vietnam on December 26nd, 2021, in several countries:

Argentina: 9:30 AM in Youtube
Bolivia: 8:30 AM in Youtube
Brazil: 9:30 AM in Youtube
Chile: 9:30 AM in Youtube
Colombia: 7:30 AM in Youtube
Ecuador: 7:30 AM in Youtube
USA (ET): 7:30 AM in Youtube
Spain: 13:30 PM in Youtube
Mexico: 6:30 AM in Youtube
Paraguay: 9:30 AM in Youtube
Peru: 7:30 AM in Youtube

Singapore: 8:30 PM in meWatch

Thailand: 7:30 PM in BBTV Channel 7 / Bugaboo TV / AIS PLAY

Uruguay: 9:30 AM in Youtube
Venezuela: 8:30 AM in Youtube

Vietnam: 7:30 PM in Sports+, VTV6, VTV Go, VTVcab ON, VTV5

Thailand x Vietnam

Goals: 12 x 9

Goal attempts: 38 x 19

Assists: 8 x 9

Goals conceded: 1 x 2

Fouls: 69 x 69

Yellow cards: 9 x 6

Even with the defeat, Quang Hai was a highlight on the vietnameses side on Game 2. He controlled the rhytm of most of the team's attacks.

The midfielder is the runner-up in goal attempts in the tournament, with 19, only behind Dangda from Vietnam, that has 20, as said before.

The forward is one the main weapons of the "War Elephants". He is the leading scorer of the tournament, with four goals, alongside Safawi Rasid from Malaysia and Bienvenido Marañon from Philippines.

Beyond that, he also leads the competition in goal attempts, with 20.

This information is yet to be revealed by the tournament. We will update it as soon as it gets out.

None of the teams have unavailable players for today. Coaches Park Hang-Seo and Alexandre Polking have "full power" on their hands.

In the first game of the series, Thailand won by 2 to 0 and opened ahead in the aggregated scoreboard. Today, they advance to the finale with a win, a tie or even a lost by one goal of difference.

Songkrasin scored the two goals that day.

The Thailand vs Vietnam match will be played at the National Stadium, in Singapure, with a capacity of 55,000 people. All games of the tournament this year are being held there, because of Covid-19 health and safety protocols.