The Singapore men's team will need to overturn a two-goal deficit to make their first ASEAN Championship final since 2012.

In the quiet Phu Tho province, 80km north-west of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, lies the Xuan Son National Park, where locals and tourists ascend several hiking paths which lead to mountains and caves.

"In the first-leg match at Jalan Besar Stadium on Thursday, Singapore lost 0-2 to Vietnam. Since the away goals rule is not applied, the Singapore team, led by coach Tsutomu Ogura, will need to win by a margin of three goals to advance or by two goals to force extra time.

SINGAPORE: For 90 minutes, the Lions went toe to toe with regional heavyweights Vietnam, buoyed by the support of a vociferous sea of red at the Jalan Besar Stadium. But two late goals in the depths o

Xuan Son Nguyen continued his red-hot form in the ASEAN Championship when he scored in Vietnam’s 2-0 win against Singapore in their semifinal first-leg on Thursday.

Vietnam pulled off a convincing 2-0 victory against Singapore in stoppage time with a penalty by striker Tien Linh, and a goal doubling the score by naturalized striker of Brazilian origin Nguyen Xuan Son in the first leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final at Jalan Besar Stadium in the island-city state on December 26 evening.

Late drama has seen Singapore suffer a 2-0 loss to Vietnam in the first leg of the ASEAN Championship semifinals.

The first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Championship semifinal between Singapore and Vietnam had a change in venue wherein it was moved from the Singapore National Stadium.

SINGAPORE: The Lions suffered two sickening stoppage-time blows on Boxing Day as they lost 2-0 to Vietnam in the first leg of the Asean Championship semi-finals at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Dec 26.