2018 AFF Championship knockout stage

Summary

The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 2018 AFF Championship, following the group stage. It was played from 1 to 15 December with the top two teams from each group (two in total) advancing to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate against Malaysia in the final to win their second title.

Qualified teams edit

The top two placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. In Group A, Vietnam secured the group top spots with 10 points after defeating Cambodia by 3–0 in their last match while Malaysia became the group runners-up with 9 points after beating Myanmar with similar scores of 3–0.[1][2] Meanwhile in Group B, Thailand secured the group top spots with 10 points after defeating Singapore by 3–0 in their last match while Philippines became the group runners-up with 8 points after drawing 0–0 against Indonesia.[3][4]

Group Winners Runners-up
A   Vietnam   Malaysia
B   Thailand   Philippines

Schedule edit

The schedule of each round was as follows.

Round First leg Second leg
Semi-finals 1–2 December 2018 5–6 December 2018
Final 11 December 2018 15 December 2018

Bracket edit

Semi-finals Final
          
A2   Malaysia (a) 0 2 2
B1   Thailand 0 2 2
A2   Malaysia 2 0 2
A1   Vietnam 2 1 3
B2   Philippines 1 1 2
A1   Vietnam 2 2 4

Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.), and penalty shoot-out are indicated by (pen.).

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malaysia   2–2   Thailand 0–0 2–2
Philippines   2–4   Vietnam 1–2 1–2

First leg edit

Malaysia vs Thailand edit

Malaysia  0–0  Thailand
Report (AFFSZ)
Report (AFF)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malaysia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand
GK 1 Farizal Marlias
RB 4 Syahmi Safari
CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak
CB 3 Shahrul Saad
LB 6 Syazwan Andik   72'
RM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh   64'
CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba
CM 12 Akram Mahinan   21'
LM 11 Safawi Rasid   42'
SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)   81'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Hazwan Bakri   64'
DF 21 Nazirul Naim   72'
MF 10 Shahrel Fikri   81'
Manager:
Tan Cheng Hoe
 
GK 1 Chatchai Budprom
RB 5 Mika Chunuonsee
CB 4 Chalermpong Kerdkaew (c)
CB 6 Pansa Hemviboon
LB 24 Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri
CM 17 Tanaboon Kesarat
CM 8 Thitipan Puangchan
CM 29 Sanrawat Dechmitr
RW 14 Nurul Sriyankem   59'
LW 22 Supachai Jaided   45'
CF 9 Adisak Kraisorn   90'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Pokklaw Anan   75'   45'
FW 25 Pakorn Prempak   59'
FW 2 Chananan Pombuppha   90'
Manager:
  Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match:
Syamer Kutty Abba (Malaysia)

Assistant referees:[7]
Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman)
Abdul Hannan Hasim (Singapore)
Fourth official:[7]
Oki Dwi Putra (Indonesia)

Overall[8]
Statistics Malaysia Thailand
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 23 6
Shots on target 2 0
Ball possession 63% 37%
Corner kicks 6 3
Fouls committed 13 10
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0

Philippines vs Vietnam edit

Philippines  1–2  Vietnam
Reichelt   45+2' Report (AFFSZ)
Report (AFF)
Nguyễn Anh Đức   12'
Phan Văn Đức   48'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philippines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vietnam
GK 15 Michael Falkesgaard
RB 31 Adam Reed   77'
CB 3 Carli de Murga
CB 33 Álvaro Silva
LB 21 Martin Steuble   43'
RM 29 Patrick Reichelt
CM 14 Kevin Ingreso   52'
CM 8 Manuel Ott   45'
CM 26 Jovin Bedic   55'
LM 17 Stephan Schröck   54'
CF 10 Phil Younghusband (c)
Substitutions:
FW 5 Mike Ott   45'
MF 23 James Younghusband   55'
MF 19 Curt Dizon   77'
Manager:
  Sven-Göran Eriksson
 
GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm
CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh
CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng
CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c)
RWB 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng
LWB 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu
CM 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải   21'   89'
CM 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng
CM 15 Phạm Đức Huy
CF 20 Phan Văn Đức   80'
CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức   65'
Substitutions:
FW 25 Hà Đức Chinh   65'
FW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng   80'
MF 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng   89'
Manager:
  Park Hang-seo

Man of the Match:
Phan Văn Đức (Vietnam)

Assistant referees:[11]
Saoud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia)
Fourth official:[11]
Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Overall[12]
Statistics Philippines Vietnam
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 9 12
Shots on target 4 7
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 1 1
Fouls committed 15 12
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 3 1
Red cards 0 0

Second leg edit

Thailand vs Malaysia edit

Thailand  2–2  Malaysia
Irfan   21' (o.g.)
Pansa   63'
Report (AFFSZ)
Report (AFF)
Syahmi   28'
Norshahrul   71'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malaysia
GK 1 Chatchai Budprom
RB 13 Philip Roller   38'   76'
CB 4 Chalermpong Kerdkaew (c)
CB 6 Pansa Hemviboon
LB 24 Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri   12'
DM 17 Tanaboon Kesarat   45'
CM 8 Thitipan Puangchan   74'
CM 29 Sanrawat Dechmitr
RW 11 Mongkol Tossakrai   63'
LW 22 Supachai Jaided
CF 9 Adisak Kraisorn   57'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Pokklaw Anan   57'   45'
MF 7 Sumanya Purisai   63'
FW 14 Nurul Sriyankem   76'
Manager:
  Milovan Rajevac
 
GK 1 Farizal Marlias
RB 4 Syahmi Safari   69'   90+4'
CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak   18'
CB 3 Shahrul Saad
LB 21 Nazirul Naim
RM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh
CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba
CM 12 Akram Mahinan
LM 11 Safawi Rasid   67'
SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha   80'
CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)
Substitutions:
DF 17 Irfan Zakaria   18'
MF 19 Akhyar Rashid   67'
MF 15 Kenny Pallraj   80'
Manager:
Tan Cheng Hoe

Man of the Match:
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (Malaysia)

Assistant referees:[15]
Ahmed Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Malang Nurhadi (Indonesia)
Fourth official:[15]
Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Overall[16]
Statistics Thailand Malaysia
Goals scored 2 2
Total shots 12 7
Shots on target 3 3
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 2 2
Fouls committed 21 19
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 5 1
Red cards 0 1

Vietnam vs Philippines edit

Vietnam  2–1  Philippines
Nguyễn Quang Hải   84'
Nguyễn Công Phượng   87'
Report (AFFSZ)
Report (AFF)
J. Younghusband   89'
Attendance: 38,816
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vietnam
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philippines
GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm
CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh
CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng
CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c)
RWB 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng
LWB 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu
CM 15 Phạm Đức Huy   57'   85'
CM 6 Lương Xuân Trường   62'
CM 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải
CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức   74'
CF 20 Phan Văn Đức
Substitutions:
MF 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng   62'
FW 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh   74'
FW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng   85'   85'
Manager:
  Park Hang-seo
 
GK 16 Patrick Deyto
CB 12 Amani Aguinaldo
CB 33 Álvaro Silva
CB 3 Carli de Murga   69'
RM 21 Martin Steuble
CM 14 Kevin Ingreso   83'
CM 31 Adam Reed
LM 7 Iain Ramsay
RW 10 Phil Younghusband (c)
LW 17 Stephan Schröck   90+2'
CF 29 Patrick Reichelt   90'
Substitutions:
MF 23 James Younghusband   69'
FW 26 Jovin Bedic   83'
Manager:
  Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)

Assistant referees:[19]
Akane Yagi (Japan)
Manoj Kalwani (Singapore)
Fourth official:[19]
Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore)

Overall[20]
Statistics Vietnam Philippines
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 14 5
Shots on target 6 1
Ball possession 45% 55%
Corner kicks 2 3
Fouls committed 17 16
Offsides 3 2
Yellow cards 2 2
Red cards 0 0

Final edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malaysia   2–3   Vietnam 2–2 0–1

First leg edit

Malaysia  2–2  Vietnam
Shahrul   36'
Safawi   61'
Report (AFFSZ)
Report (AFF)
Nguyễn Huy Hùng   22'
Phạm Đức Huy   25'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malaysia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vietnam
GK 1 Farizal Marlias
RB 2 Amirul Azhan   60'
CB 17 Irfan Zakaria
CB 3 Shahrul Saad
LB 21 Nazirul Naim   28'   41'
RM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh
CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba   62'
CM 12 Akram Mahinan
LM 11 Safawi Rasid
SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha   71'
CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)   38'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Adam Nor Azlin   53'   41'
FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad   65'   60'
MF 19 Akhyar Rashid   71'
Manager:
Tan Cheng Hoe
 
GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm
CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c)
CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng   90+2'
CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh   17'
RM 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng
CM 15 Phạm Đức Huy   76'
CM 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng
LM 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu   59'
RW 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải
LW 20 Phan Văn Đức   86'
CF 13 Hà Đức Chinh   53'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh   53'
FW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng   76'
MF 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng   86'
Manager:
  Park Hang-seo

Man of the Match:
Safawi Rasid (Malaysia)

Assistant referees:[23]
Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore)
Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia)
Fourth official:[23]
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Overall[24]
Statistics Malaysia Vietnam
Goals scored 2 2
Total shots 8 15
Shots on target 4 4
Ball possession 58% 42%
Corner kicks 4 3
Fouls committed 20 15
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 5 3
Red cards 0 0

Second leg edit

Vietnam  1–0  Malaysia
Nguyễn Anh Đức   6' Report (AFFSZ)
Report (AFF)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vietnam
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Malaysia
GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm   9'
CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh   53'
CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng   19'
CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c)
RWB 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng   16'
LWB 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu   53'
CM 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng   29'
CM 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng   90+3'
RW 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải
LW 20 Phan Văn Đức   71'
CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức   81'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy   71'
FW 13 Hà Đức Chinh   81'
MF 6 Lương Xuân Trường   90+3'
Manager:
  Park Hang-seo
 
GK 1 Farizal Marlias
RB 4 Syahmi Safari
CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak   9'   76'
CB 3 Shahrul Saad   36'   90+5'
LB 6 Syazwan Andik
RM 11 Safawi Rasid   83'
CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba   40'
CM 12 Akram Mahinan   85'
LM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh
SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)   80'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad   79'   76'
MF 19 Akhyar Rashid   83'
FW 10 Shahrel Fikri   85'
Manager:
Tan Cheng Hoe

Man of the Match:
Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)

Assistant referees:[27]
Reza Ebrahim Sokhandan (Iran)
Reza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:[27]
Jansen Foo (Singapore)

Overall[28]
Statistics Vietnam Malaysia
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 10 13
Shots on target 3 5
Ball possession 42% 58%
Corner kicks 1 8
Fouls committed 12 19
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 6 5
Red cards 0 1

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External links edit

  • AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 – Official website