AFF Cup 2024: Vietnam beats Singapore to take first-leg lead in ASEAN Championship semifinal
AFF Cup 2024: Vietnam beats Singapore to take first-leg lead in ASEAN Championship semifinal
Xuan Son Nguyen continued his red-hot form in the ASEAN Championship when he scored in Vietnam’s 2-0 win against Singapore in their semifinal first-leg at the Jalan Besar Stadium here on Thursday.
After the contest looked to be ending goalless, the breakthroughs arrived in quick succession in the dying minutes, with the goals coming in three minutes.
Nguyen Tien Linh, who won the tournament five years ago, opened the scoring from spot while Xuan Son Nguyen doubled the lead, scoring 14 minutes into second half stoppage-time. It was his third goal in two games, taking his tally to second in the Golden Boot race in the tournament.
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