HO CHI MINH CITY (28 June 2019) – It is an all-Vietnamese affair in the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal Final when Becamex Bing Duong take on Hanoi FC over two legs on 31 July and also 7 August.
At stake would be a place in the Inter-Zone Semi-finals where the winner from each zones will then do battle to progress to the final
Following from their close 1-0 win over PSM Makassar of Indonesia the previous week at home, Binh Duong made sure of their progress to the ASEAN zone final on away goals rule in spite of a 2-1 loss on the road.
It was Binh Duong who found the net first in Makassar when Wander Luiz headed home late in the first half.
The second half was all Makassar but while they managed to pull two goals back through an own goal from Ho Tan Tai who headed home a 75th minute cross from Zulham Zamrun and then Aaron Evans deep in injury time, it was not enough to pull the home team through.
Hanoi made the ASEAN zone final after beating Ceres Negros FC of the Philippines in the semis
