Almost lost again from a throw-in situation, Vietnam cannot be subjective if they want to win the championship.

Vietnam team was scared

That was the situation that happened in the 10th minute, Singapore's Lionel Tan threw the ball very hard, center back Baharudin joined the attack, headed the ball back for striker Shawal Anuar to head. Goalkeeper Dinh Trieu pushed the ball out, immediately, another striker of the away team, Faris Ramli, headed the ball into the net of the Vietnamese team.

Singapore almost scored first

Fortunately for coach Kim Sang-sik's team, Faris Ramli was offside before scoring against the Vietnamese team. Otherwise, the opponent had taken the lead in the second leg of the semi-final, so they would have been in high spirits, while the Vietnamese team would have faced many risks in the remaining time of the match at Viet Tri Stadium.

Although Faris Ramli's goal in particular and the Singapore team's in general were not recognized, once again the Vietnam team needs to be more cautious in similar situations. We conceded goals from strong throws from Indonesian players at the 2023 SEA Games, and then in the matches of the 2nd qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup in Asia, taking place in early 2024.

Coming to this year’s AFF Cup, in the match against Indonesia in the group stage, we controlled these throw-in situations well, thanks to our concentration and careful preparation when facing the team from the archipelago country. However, the opponent’s concentration on throw-in seemed to be neglected in the matches against Singapore in the two semi-final matches.

Singapore's goal was later disallowed.

The Vietnamese team's central defenders have not been proactive in strong throw-ins into the penalty area from Singaporean players, so their ability to prevent high balls in situations like this is not good.

If Singapore can exploit throw-ins, then Vietnam’s next opponents in the final, Thailand or the Philippines, will also study this attack. At the same time, Thailand and the Philippines also have suitable personnel to put pressure on Vietnam like that. Currently, the physical condition of Thai and Philippine players is better than that of Singaporean players.

Every mistake made in the past matches will be something that the Vietnamese team will study and find ways to fix before the final match. Hopefully, coach Kim Sang-sik's team will be more perfect, better at defending high balls and throw-ins in this year's AFF Cup final.

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