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The “yellow stars” created a bunch of opportunities during the 90 minutes of play and successfully converted three of them into goals thanks to the brilliant efforts by Nguyen Tien Linh (39’), Nguyen Quang Hai (41’) and Phan Van Duc (61’).

Vietnam's Tien Linh celebrates scoring the opener.

Shortly after the first whistle, Vietnam took control of the match with a series of shots towards the Cambodian goal, notably an eye-catching left-footed volley by Van Duc in the 15th minute that forced keeper Um Vichet to make a smart save.

Trong Hoang curled a strike over the crossbar from a distance of 20 metres ten minutes later before setting up Tien Linh to break the deadlock with an unstoppable close-range header a few minutes before half time.

Quang Hai celebrates with teammates after doubling Vietnam's advantage.

Inspired by Tien Linh’s opener, the “yellow stars” needed only another two minutes to double their advantage. Hong Duy produced an excellent effort in the left wing, dashing through a Cambodian defender and returned the ball to Quang Hai who then drove a shot into the empty net to gift Vietnam a 2-0 lead into the break.

The first-half scenario remained unchanged in the second half, as the host team maintained their offensive pressure, with Tien Linh forcing Vichet to block another close-range header two minutes after the interval and Dinh Trong firing a strike over the crossbar in the next 11 minutes.

Van Duc celebrates scoring his first goal in the 2018 AFF Cup.

One minute after the hour mark, Van Duc scored the third goal for Vietnam. The Song Lam Nghe An forward turned around rapidly in the box and produced a dazzling finish, giving the Cambodian goalie no chance to respond.

The convincing victory helped Vietnam round up their group stage campaign in a perfect fashion, topping Group A with ten points and being the only team to qualify for the knockout stage with a clean sheet.

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Source: NDO