Standings
Brunei vs Vietnam In the first game of the tournament it was Vietnam who opened the scoring midway through the first half when an unmarked Lê Thanh Bình poked in Hồ Ngọc Thắng's cross. Vietnam would score again just after the break in similar circumstances as Trần Phi Sơn was once again unmarked to head in Nguyễn Công Phượng's free kick. Vietnam would score four times in the last 15 minutes as the Brunei side tired, first Mạc Hồng Quân finished after a teammate headed the ball down to him, then Ngọc Thắng and Hồng Quân exchanged some neat passes before the former's cross hit into the net by Phạm Đức Huy. Four minutes later Ngọc Thắng's cross was not properly dealt with by the Bruneian defense resulting in Hồng Quân laying the ball off for Công Phượng to score, and with a minute left in normal time Phạm Mạnh Hùng's effort from outside the box was beyond the goalkeeper's reach to complete the rout.
GK 1 Md Ahsanuddin Hj Md Dani DF 4 Khairil Shahme Suhaimi DF 5 Suhaimi Anak Sulau MF 8 Ak Yura Indera Putera Pg Yunos FW 9 Faiq Jefri Bolkiah (c) MF 10 Nur Ikhmal Damit MF 11 Md Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir MF 20 Muhd Saiful Ammar Hj Adis DF 22 Mohd Azri Zahari DF 24 Hanif Hamir MF 27 Azwan Ali RahmanSubstitutions: MF 3 Mohd Asnawi Syazni Aziz FW 21 Mohd Shafie Hj Mohd Effendy FW 29 Md Nur Syazwan Halidi Coach: Stephen Ng Heng Seng GK 27 Phí Minh Long DF 3 Phạm Mạnh Hùng (c) DF 11 Đỗ Duy Mạnh DF 12 Vũ Ngọc Thịnh MF 13 Huỳnh Tấn Tài MF 14 Nguyễn Huy Hùng FW 16 Lê Thanh Bình MF 18 Hồ Ngọc Thắng FW 20 Trần Phi Sơn MF 23 Phạm Đức Huy DF 26 Bùi Tiến DũngSubstitutions: FW 10 Nguyễn Công Phượng FW 17 Mạc Hồng Quân DF 22 Nguyễn Thanh Hiền Coach: Toshiya Miura Assistant referees: Ghulam Abbas (Kuwait) Goh Gek Pheng Jeffrey (Singapore) Fourth official: Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)
Laos vs Thailand Thailand bossed the early stages of the game, and finally broke the deadlock in only 10 minutes as Narubadin Weerawatnodom headed home fellow defender Peerapat Notechaiya's corner. Nine minutes later Thai play-maker Chanathip Songkrasin found Pinyo Inpinit with a fine reverse-pass which the latter put on a plate for Chananan Pombuppha, who couldn't miss. Seven minutes before half time Peerapat broke down the flank and his cross was powerfully dispatched by Nurul Sriyankem. Just a minute after the break Peerapat claimed his third assist of the game as his corner was headed in by Chananan. At the hour mark Nurul was adjudged to have been fouled by Sengdao Inthilath in the box and Chananan confidently scored the penalty kick to complete his hat-trick. The sixth Thai goal came through some lovely interplay between the substitutes ended with Tristan Do floating a fine cross over the Laotian goalkeeper and left Chananan with the task of heading into the empty net for his fourth goal of the game. To their credit Laos never gave up and had too great chances, one in the 35th minute when Thai goaltender Chanin Sae-Eae had to pull off a diving save to keep out Soukaphone Vongchiengkham's effort, and in the 51st when substitute Maitee Sihalath's shot went just over.
GK 1 Vathana Keodouangdeth DF 12 Thenthong Phonsettha DF 19 Sengdao Inthilath DF 13 Bounthavy Sipasong DF 2 Thinnakone Vongsa MF 14 Soukchinda Natphasouk MF 21 Tiny Bounmalay (c) MF 15 Phoutthasay Khochalern MF 8 Keoviengphet Liththideth MF 10 Soukaphone Vongchiengkham FW 7 Khonesavanh SihavongSubstitutions: MF 11 Maitee Sihalath FW 9 Sitthideth Khanthavong FW 16 Sinnalone Sihalath Coach: Dave Booth GK 1 Chanin Sae-Eae DF 5 Adisorn Promrak DF 2 Peerapat Notechaiya DF 8 Artit Daosawang DF 13 Narubadin Weerawatnodom MF 12 Nurul Sriyankem MF 6 Sarach Yooyen (c) MF 7 Thitipan Puangchan MF 18 Chanathip Songkrasin MF 11 Pinyo Inpinit FW 23 Chananan PombupphaSubstitutions: MF 14 Pakorn Prempak DF 19 Tristan Do MF 29 Rungrath Poomchantuek Coach: Choketawee Promrut Assistant referees: Mohammad Reza Mansouri (Iran) Ahmed Ferdous (Bangladesh) Fourth official: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
Malaysia vs Timor-Leste Malaysia took the lead in only the eleventh minute as Nurridzuan Abu Hassan cross was missed by several players although it fell to midfielder D. Saarvindran who effortlessly scored. Syafiq Ahmad had a great opportunity to double the lead three minutes later when a defensive slip up let him through on goal although his shot was deflected for a corner. Thirteen minutes before half time Malaysian midfielder Nazmi Faiz Mansor was shown a straight red card for allegedly spitting at an opponent in an off the ball situation. Chances were few and far between in the second half as 10 man Malaysia were hesitant to take chances and Timor-Leste could not break through their defence. In the seventy third minute the two Malaysian substitutes combined well, with Nazirul Naim Che Hashim's corner being headed against the bar by S. Kumaahran. Timor-Leste's best chance came five minutes from time as Mohd Farhan Abu Bakar had to dive at full stretch to make a superb save from captain Anggisu's free kick.
GK 1 Mohd Farhan Abu Bakar DF 29 Matthew Davies DF 26 Mohd Amer Saidin DF 25 Adam Nor Azlin DF 17 Mohd Fandi Othman (c) MF 12 Gary Steven Robbat MF 16 Nurridzuan Abu Hassan MF 28 Amirul Hisyam Kechik MF 6 D. Saarvindran MF 7 Nazmi Faiz Mansor FW 9 Mohd Syafiq Ahmad Substitutions: FW 20 S. Kumaahran DF 21 Nazirul Naim Che Hashim MF 8 Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat Coach: Ong Kim Swee GK 12 Ramos Maxanches DF 3 Jorge Sabas Victor DF 4 Filipe Oliveira DF 15 Agostinho MF 16 Paulo Helber MF 13 Carlos Magno MF 14 Frangcyatma Alves MF 23 José Fonseca MF 10 Nilo Soares FW 6 Anggisu Barbosa (c) FW 9 Jairo NetoSubstitutions: DF 2 Ezequiel Fernandes MF 11 Nataniel Reis FW 19 Feliciano Goncalves Coach: Fábio Magrão Assistant referees: Goh Gek Pheng Jeffrey (Singapore) Saparmammet Gurbanov (Turkmenistan) Fourth official: Awni Abdel Karim Said Hassouneh (Jordan)
Brunei vs Laos Laos dominated the early stages of the game with their play-makers Khonesavanh Sihavong and Soukaphone Vongchiengkham causing the Bruneian defence all sorts of problems. In only the eleventh minute when the former found Phoutthasay Khochalern outside the box who unleashed a well place shot to score the first goal of the game. Despite the early dominance by Laos, Brunei grew into the game and had several good opportunities fall to their captain and former Arsenal and Chelsea academy player Faiq Jefri Bolkiah. In the 19th minute he dribbled past two defenders to see his shot go just wide, while three minutes later the Laotian goalkeeper had to be alert to his well placed free-kick. Faiq Jefri was desperately unlucky in the 32nd minute when his fine run and shot had Soukthavy Soundala beaten but his effort rebounded off the post. It was Laos' turn to hit the word work ten minutes later with Sihavong and Soukaphone coming well again but the former's effort coming back of the underside of the crossbar. In the 55th minute Bruneian goalkeeper Ahsanuddin had to make a fantastic one handed save from Phoutthasay's long range effort, and again ten minutes later from Khouanta Sivongthong. Brunei finally got their equaliser in the 67th minute when a quick counterattack ended with Azwan Ali Rahman placing a shot into the top corner. Parity would only last seven minutes though as Soukchinda Natphasouk got behind the Bruneian defence to turn in Soukaphone's low cross. The Laotians held on for the win in a fine match.
GK 1 Md Ahsanuddin Hj Md Dani DF 4 Khairil Shahme Suhaimi DF 5 Suhaimi Anak Sulau DF 22 Mohd Azri Zahari DF 24 Hanif Hamir MF 3 Mohd Asnawi Syazni Aziz MF 10 Nur Ikhmal Damit MF 11 Md Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir MF 20 Muhd Saiful Ammar Hj Adis MF 27 Azwan Ali Rahman FW 9 Faiq Jefri Bolkiah (c)Substitutions: FW 21 Mohd Shafie Hj Mohd Effendy Coach: Stephen Ng Heng Seng GK 18 Soukthavy Soundala DF 12 Thenthong Phonsettha DF 19 Sengdao Inthilath DF 2 Thinnakone Vongsa MF 14 Soukchinda Natphasouk MF 21 Tiny Bounmalay (c) MF 15 Phoutthasay Khochalern MF 17 Vilayuth Sayyabounsou MF 11 Maitee Sihalath MF 10 Soukaphone Vongchiengkham FW 7 Khonesavanh Sihavong Substitutions: DF 20 Khouanta Sivongthong FW 26 Lembo Saysana FW 23 Xaysongkham Champathong Coach: Dave Booth Assistant referees: Saparmammet Gurbanov (Turkmenistan) Ahmed Ferdous (Bangladesh) Fourth official: Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)
Thailand vs Timor-Leste A surprisingly resolute Timorese side managed to stem a Thai attack that had scored six in the previous game. Thailand should have taken the lead in the 41st minute when Sarach Yooyen's free-kick was parried by Ramos Maxanches, but only a few yards out with no pressure and the whole goal to aim at Nurul Sriyankem somehow managed to blast his shot way over. Thailand finally were able to capitalise on their vast dominance a minute before half-time as Chanathip Songkrasin's decisive pass was composedly finished by Rungrath Poomchantuek. In the second half Thailand had a great opportunity to double their lead when they were awarded a penalty kick after Nurul was tripped in the box in the 54th minute. Chananan Pombuppha had scored four in his previous game and was given the responsibility but Maxanches dove low to his right to save the shot. Timor-Leste defended well but offered little in attack as Thailand won by the single goal.
GK 1 Chanin Sae-Eae DF 2 Peerapat Notechaiya DF 8 Artit Daosawang DF 13 Narubadin Weerawatnodom DF 17 Tanaboon Kesarat MF 12 Nurul Sriyankem MF 6 Sarach Yooyen (c) MF 29 Rungrath Poomchantuek MF 7 Thitipan Puangchan MF 18 Chanathip Songkrasin FW 23 Chananan Pombuppha Substitutions: DF 3 Suriya Singmui FW 22 Chenrop Samphaodi MF 4 Chaowat Veerachat Coach: Choketawee Promrut GK 12 Ramos Maxanches DF 2 Ezequiel Fernandes DF 4 Filipe Oliveira DF 15 Agostinho DF 18 Candido Oliveira MF 11 Nataniel Reis MF 10 Nilo Soares FW 5 Henrique Cruz FW 6 Anggisu Barbosa (c) FW 19 Feliciano Goncalves FW 9 Jairo Neto Substitutions: MF 14 Frangcyatma Alves MF 23 José Fonseca DF 17 Nidio Neto Coach: Fábio Magrão Assistant referees: Alisher Usmanov (Uzbekistan) Ghulam Abbas (Kuwait) Fourth official: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Vietnam vs Malaysia Malaysia started strongly and could have scored in the first minute, goaltender Phí Minh Long having to produce a one-handed save to keep D. Saarvindran's free-kick from finding the back of the net. Võ Huy Toàn had a goal disallowed for offsides, but Vietnam opened the scoring five minutes later as Công Phượng was fouled in the box by Adam Nor Azlin and Mạc Hồng Quân scored from the resulting penalty kick. Công Phượng grabbed Vietnam's second goal just before hald time as he slotted Hồ Ngọc Thắng's pass into the bottom corner. Công Phượng was tormenting the Malaysian defence and won another penalty kick just moments into the second half as he was fouled by Mohd Farhan Abu Bakar this time, with Huy Toàn given the responsibilities and scoring. Incredibly only six minutes later Vietnam would score again, Công Phượng with a great free-kick into the top corner. Malaysia finally restored some pride as Nurridzuan Abu Hassan found space in the Vietnamese defence to cross for Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim to score. With ten minutes to go Vietnam restored their four-goal lead when Nguyễn Văn Toàn chipping the ball over Abu Bakar who was off his goal-line to cap off a resounding performance.