Thailand 0:2 Vietnam: AFF Championship Match Result

Match report

Vietnam beat Thailand 2-0 in the AFF Championship final on 22 August 2026. The visitors took both goals after the break to complete a tournament victory. Thailand had entered as hosts but found themselves trailing on the scoreboard by half-time. The result ends the hosts' hopes of lifting the trophy on home soil.

Nguyen Hai Long opened the scoring in the sixty-second minute. Vietnam doubled their lead seven minutes later through Nguyen Quang Hai. The hosts showed little response after going behind. Things came to a head when the second goal arrived, and Thailand never got out of second gear after that.

There were yellow cards for Nguyen Thanh Chung in the fifty-seventh minute and K. Khamyok in the seventy-eighth. Several substitutions followed in the closing stages of the match. Thailand brought on S. Ratree, Y. Burapha, Hen Do Hoang, T. Poeiphimai and O. Thiangkham. Vietnam added Nguyen Dinh Bac and replaced K. Khamyok in the final minutes.

The statistics tell a familiar story. Thailand held 64 per cent possession but managed only three shots on target. Vietnam were more efficient with fifty-two percent of their shots hitting the target. The hosts created just one big chance while the visitors produced two.

Vietnam's recent form suggests this win was no fluke. They had beaten Malaysia twice and Cambodia before reaching the final. Thailand's last match was a defeat to Singapore, which may have unsettled them. The goal difference of two separates the two sides in the championship.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36

Shots on target 3 – 5

Shots off target 9 – 5

Big chances 1 – 2

🟨 57' Nguyen Thanh Chung — Yellow card ⇄ 58' Rafaelson — Substitution ⇄ 58' Le Pham Thanh Long — Substitution ⚽ 62' Nguyen Hai Long — Goal ⚽ 69' Nguyen Quang Hai — Goal ⇄ 74' S. Ratree — Substitution ⇄ 74' Y. Burapha — Substitution ⇄ 76' Hen Do Hoang — Substitution 🟨 78' K. Khamyok — Yellow card ⇄ 82' T. Poeiphimai — Substitution ⇄ 82' O. Thiangkham — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' Nguyen Dinh Bac — Substitution ⇄ 90+4' K. Khamyok — Substitution

Match events

57' 0:0 Vietnam Yellow card Nguyen Thanh Chung
58' 0:0 Vietnam Substitution Rafaelson off: Nguyen Hai Long
58' 0:0 Vietnam Substitution Le Pham Thanh Long off: Nguyen Quang Hai
62' 0:1 Vietnam Goal Nguyen Hai Long assist: Nguyen Dinh Bac
69' 0:2 Vietnam Goal Nguyen Quang Hai assist: Hen Do Hoang
74' 0:2 Thailand Substitution S. Ratree off: P. Autra
74' 0:2 Thailand Substitution Y. Burapha off: P. Gustavsson
76' 0:2 Vietnam Substitution Hen Do Hoang off: Geovane
78' 0:2 Thailand Yellow card K. Khamyok
82' 0:2 Thailand Substitution T. Poeiphimai off: J. Mamah
82' 0:2 Thailand Substitution O. Thiangkham off: W. Jarunongkran
90+2' 0:2 Vietnam Substitution Nguyen Dinh Bac off: Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong
90+4' 0:2 Thailand Substitution K. Khamyok off: W. Kanitsribampen

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36

3 Shots on target 5

9 Shots off target 5

1 Big chances 2

142 Attacks 65

6 Corners 3

9 Fouls 13

13 Free kicks 9

2 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 8

20 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

11/1958% Aerial duels 8/1942%

85 Backward passes 59

4 Blocked shots 3

4 Clearances 24

0/120% Crosses 2/450%

6/1346% Dribbles 8/1267%

68 Failed passes 59

3 Goalkeeper saves 3

9 Interceptions 7

12 Key passes 12

3/2214% Long passes 20/4248%

105 Passes into the final third 50

365 Passes in the opposition half 167

280 Passes in own half 199

0.19 Shot accuracy 0.38

8 Shots inside the box 6

7/1070% Tackles 10/2245%

633 Total passes 362

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