VietNam, the new champion of AFF Suzuki Cup 2008!

(28-12-2008) This is the first time Vietnam has won the AFF Cup championship for decades!





Vietnam won the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2008 on Sunday after holding a 1-1 draw with Thailand in the second leg in Hanoi. The aggregate score was 3-2.

The Thai team trailed Vietnam 2-1 in the first leg on Christmas Eve in Bangkok.

During the second leg, Thailand scored a set-piece goal by Teerasil Dangda during the first half and appeared to take control of most possessions. The game was likely to go to extra time, but Thailand conceded a goal to Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh in the final seconds, prompting Vietnam to win the AFF championship.







Le Cong Vinh nodded in a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as Vietnam were crowned Asean champions for the first time after clinching an aggregate victory over three-time winners Thailand in the AFF Suzuki Cup final in Hanoi.

With the match looking destined for extra-time, Cong Vinh met Nguyen Minh Phuong’s free-kick with a header that looped over goalkeeper Kosin Hathairattanakool to spark wild celebrations from the capacity crowd at My Dinh National Stadium.

The Hanoi-based My Dinh National Stadium exploded in the last minute of the second leg final match of the AFF Suzuki Cup as striker Cong Vinh headed the ball in Thailand ’s goal to draw the game at 1-1, making Vietnam the new champion of Southeast Asia.

Congratulation! You did it, VietNam!