The coach will be looking to say goodbye by lifting the trophy, a title he already knows what it means to win, because he did it in 2018.
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Vietnam took the lead with a goal by Nguyen Tien Linh, while Thailand turned the score around with goals by Yooyen and Arjviria. However, Vietnam tied the match in the final stretch with a goal by Vu Van Thanh. Here are the best moments of the game
The Thailand national team is the reigning champion and has already won six titles, while Vietnam is looking for its third title.
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In less than 1 hour the match between Thailand and Vietnam will start, where the winner of the Mitsubishi Electric AFF Cup will be decided, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL.
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In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Thailand vs Vietnam as well as the latest information from the Thammasat Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live coverage of the match live online at VAVEL.
"Some people may think that the result of the first game is a disadvantage, but we are confident in knowing that we should win and, in fact, we are used to playing away games in Thailand and beating them. I think Thailand also don't think they have the advantage and it will be a beautiful game that we can both enjoy.Thailand will not be happy with a draw, I am sure they will play attacking football. I was surprised that they played with three center backs, maybe because of the pressure of playing an away game, but I hope they will go back to having two center backs and play attacking football which we will also do"
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"I promise you one thing, we are not going to just try to defend because we know how dangerous it can be to play for a draw. We are here to play our game, build on what we did well in the first game and win"
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Nguyen Linh Nguyen also has six goals in this AFF championship and the forward who belongs to Binh Duong has three goals in his last two games and scored in the first leg of the final;
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Teeresil Dangda is the top scorer of this AFF Championship tournament with six goals and two assists. The 35-year-old striker missed the first leg of the final due to injury and we will see if he is available for the second leg of the final.
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The Vietnam national team has played five friendlies in which it has beaten India (0-3), Singapore (0-4), Afghanistan (0-2), Borussia Dortmund (2-1) and the Philippines (1-0). This cameó to dispute the third phase of the World Cup in which á ended as ú last in the group with four points to nine points behind Australia, which ended ó in the third position ó. They scored in their first two games of the tournament, 6-0 against Laos and 3-0 against Malaysia, then drew 0-0 against Singapore and closed the group stage with a 3-0 win over Myanmar. They qualified as top of the group with 10 points. They qualified for the final after overcoming Indonesia in which they won by 2-0 in the second leg, since in the first leg they were held to a goalless draw. To become champions of this tournament they need to win or draw but with a result higher than 2-2, i.e. 3-3 or 4-4 to win the trophy.
The Thai national team has played two friendlies in the month of December in which they beat Burma 6-0 but in the last one they lost by the minimum against Chinese Taipei (0-1). In September they played in the Kings Cup where they lost in the semifinals in the penalty shootout against Malaysia but won in the bronze medal match against Trinidad and Tobago. They will be in the Asian Cup after finishing second in Group C with six points, but finished among the top five runners-up to qualify for the Asian tournament. They won the first two matches of the Mitsubishi Cup in style after defeating Brunei and the Philippines, drew against Indonesia and closed the group stage with a win over Cambodia to finish top of Group A with 10 points. After coming from behind against Malaysia they qualified for the final. A team that is the reigning champion of this tournament and for that they will have to beat Thailand in the final to become champions, also a 1-1 draw is enough for them.
A total of 46 times the teams of Vietnam and Thailand have faced each other with a favorable balance for Thailand that has won 20 times, 13 times Vietnam has won while 13 times the confrontation has ended in a draw. The last time they met was last Friday in the first leg of the final in a match that ended 2-2 although Vietnam took the lead, Thailand turned it around, but a goal by Vu Van Thanh in the 88th minute tied the tie;
Thailand and Vietnam will meet in the final of the second leg of the Mitsubishi Electric AFF Cup. Recall that the first leg ended in a 2-2 draw, so everything is evenly matched and will be decided in this second leg match;
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Welcome to VAVEL.COM's LIVE coverage of Thailand vs Vietnam in the Mitsubishi Electric AFF Cup Final.
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