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Hai Duong native Vu Van Thanh is in the top 4 best players of the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final.

PV (synthesis) • January 5, 2025 13:20

With stable performance, dynamism in defense and attack support, Hai Duong native Vu Van Thanh was voted top 4 best players in the first leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 Final.

Top 4 best players in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 Final

After the 2-1 victory over Thailand in the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup Final, the Vietnamese team had two players honored to be voted as the best player of the match. They are Nguyen Xuan Son and player Vu Van Thanh of Hai Duong.

Commenting on Vu Van Thanh wearing the number 17 shirt, the AMEC 2024 homepage commented: “Playing in the right-back position, Van Thanh became a constant threat to the Thai team's defense right from the start of the match. This player participated in the first two opportunities of the Vietnamese team, increasing the heat of the match...

However, Van Thanh's biggest contribution in the first leg was his contribution to the opening goal in the 59th minute. Van Thanh received Quang Hai's pass and headed it back into the goal for Xuan Son to score easily, helping the Vietnamese team take a deserved and important lead in the match."

Two Thai players on this list are Patiwat Khammai and Suphanat Mueanta.

The second leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand promises to be a dramatic and exciting confrontation between the two leading teams in the region. Vietnamese fans are expecting a historic victory so that the team can be crowned for the third time in the Southeast Asian arena.

Van Thanh's mother and brother went to cheer him on in the second leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final.

Vu Van Thanh is a talented defender of Vietnamese football, emerging from the 2018 AFC U23 Championship - the tournament where Vietnam U23 won the runner-up position. Having grown up and played for many years at Hoang Anh Gia Lai, the defender from Tu Cuong commune (Thanh Mien) went to the North to join the Hanoi Police.

Van Thanh has shown a strong passion for football and the will to overcome difficulties. He is fully supported by his family on his path to pursuing a sports career. To cheer for Vu Van Thanh in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final at the stadiumThailand's Rajamangala tonight, the player's mother and brother went to cheer for him and the Vietnam team.

PV (synthesis)