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Korean Coach Leads Vietnam to Top ASEAN Football Title
Vietnam earned a fourth ASEAN Championship title after Thailand missed a penalty and scored two own goals in a 2-2 second-leg draw.
- On Wednesday, Vietnam successfully defended its ASEAN Championship title at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, holding Thailand to a 2-2 draw to secure a 4-2 aggregate victory.
- Vietnam entered the second leg with a 2-0 aggregate lead, but Thailand threatened to mount a comeback after Yotsakon Burapha opened the scoring in the 12th minute.
- Thailand's hopes suffered when midfielder Kakana Khamyok missed a penalty four minutes into the second half; own goals by goalkeeper Chatchai Budprom and Wanchai Jarunongkran sealed Vietnam's defense.
- "It's something amazing," winger Do Hoang Hen said of the win, which secured Vietnam's fourth ASEAN Championship title, drawing level with Singapore in the all-time standings.
- Despite a late strike from Wanchai, Anthony Hudson's Thailand side saw their comeback hopes extinguished, as Vietnam's fourth title defense concluded the biennial competition's 30-year history.
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- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources lean Right
40% Right
L 40%
C 20%
R 40%
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