Vietnam and Philippines in semifinals of ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup  

HANOI (21 December 2024) – Vietnam and the Philippines have made the cut to the semifinals of the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024.

Vietnam emerged as Group B winners after beating Myanmar 5-0 while the Philippines served a surprise against a confident Indonesian side 1-0.

At the Viet Tri Stadium, Vi Hao Bui started the ball rolling with Vietnam’s first goal in the 48^th minute as Rafaelson then led the way with a brace (55^th and 90^th).

The rest of Vietnam’s goals came from Nguyen Quang Hai (in the 74^th minute) and Nguyen Tien Linh (90^th+2).

In the meantime, at the Manahan Stadium, the Philippines delivered a shocker with a 1-0 win over Indonesia as the side under Shin Tae-yong crashed out.

Bjorn Kristensen’s penalty in the 63^rd minute was enough to send the Philippines through to the semifinals for the first time since 2018.

 

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