Xuan Son broke the copper pipe, sobbed and left the match, the Vietnamese team immediately presented the championship trophy

In the 31st minute of the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final, Xuan Son was injured and could not continue to play. This caused the Vietnamese team to suffer a big loss but was still crowned champion this season.

In the final of the first leg on Viet Tri field, Xuan Son had a performance that was too good to make the Thai team pay attention. Worried that the striker from Brazil would set another record, the "War Elephants" coach changed five positions and used Jonathan Kheedee to deal with the 27-year-old striker.

Notably, Jonathan Khemdee is up to 1m9 tall and is considered stronger than Xuan Son. It shows that the army of the Golden Pagoda is determined to defeat the "golden star warriors" at all costs. At the beginning of the second leg of the final, this restraint was very evident when Xuan Son did not have the opportunity to keep the ball and score. In the 31st minute of the match, he was seriously injured and was taken care of by the medical team.

Previously, Xuan Son disputed the ball to win against Thailand's Pansa and then entered the penalty area but fell with his lower leg bent. After 2 minutes, the player born in 1997 left the field on a stretcher, most likely broke his leg and was immediately taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Xuan Son cried non-stop because this serious incident occurred just when the Vietnamese team desperately needed him. Thus, the striker from Brazil officially closed the first AFF Cup in the national team shirt with 7 goals and 3 assists.

After Xuan Son could not continue to play, coach Kim Sang-sik threw Nguyen Tien Linh into the field. The No. 22 striker of the Vietnamese team has 4 goals in the 2024 AFF Cup, including 2 penalty kicks and 1 goal assisted by the striker from Brazil.

A statement from a representative of the Vietnam Football Federation said: "Xuan Son has a broken copper pipe, he has been urgently transferred to the hospital for treatment. Hopefully the situation will change well so that Xuan Son can play again soon."

At the end of the first half, Vietnam opened the score thanks to Tuan Hai's work, but from Doan Ngoc Tan's mistake, Benjamin Davis launched a shot from a distance to beat goalkeeper Dinh Trieu to equalize 1-1 for Thailand.

In the 2nd half, the Vietnamese team organized a quick counterattack, Hoang Duc passed over the line to Tien Linh, but the Thai defender successfully neutralized. After Xuan Son was injured and left the field, Vietnam's attack could not create enough pressure on the home team's defense.

In the 64th minute, Supachok shot from outside the box very beautifully to score a goal to raise the score to 2-1 for Thailand. After the ball entered the net, the players and the coaching staff of the Vietnamese team reacted, because they thought that the whole team had stopped waiting for the "War Elephants" to return the ball. However, after more than 5 minutes of explanation to both teams, referee Ko Hyung Jin still recognized the goal.

Explaining the decision of the Korean referee, a former FIFA referee of Vietnamese football spoke up: "Thai players did not follow the spirit of fair-play, when they did not return the ball to the Vietnamese team".

"However, in terms of the rules, they are not wrong, the referee also does not break the rules when recognizing the home team's goal. According to the law, Thai players have the right to return the ball or not to return the ball. The goal is therefore recognized if there is a Thai player putting the ball in the net," the former FIFA referee added.

At the end of 2 rounds, the Vietnamese team won the AFF Cup 2024 with a final score of 5-3 against Thailand. The championship is probably the most emotional ever, when the team lost Xuan Son due to a serious injury, allowing Thai to score an ugly goal but still struggled to get ahead in the end. win.

Coach Kim Sang-sik's teachers and students have glorified Vietnamese football, fighting and winning with the courage and martial spirit of the Vietnamese people. The trophy is also a gift from the "gold star warriors" to the hero Xuan Son.

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