Malaysian players constantly made mistakes in the defensive line, creating opportunities for their opponents to score goals.

Dinh Xuan Tien opened the scoring in the ninth minute before Quoc Viet shot decisively more than 20 minutes later, extending Vietnam’s lead.

Minutes before the break, it was Xuan Tien again who completed his brace by making a close-to-the post shot from his teammate Van Khang’s pass.

After the break, Malaysian players suddenly flexed their muscle in the first minutes and their efforts were paid off.

In the 48th minute, Aliff crossed the ball for Anuar to head to the back of the net from just 5 meters, narrowing the scoring.

Minutes later saw Malaysian players launch strong attacks, but they could not make any further surprise.

Meanwhile, Hong Phuc scored another goal for Vietnam in the 85th minute, clinching a 4-1 victory for coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s players.

Vietnam will play Indonesia that overwhelmed Thailand 3-1 in another semi-final match on the same day, in the final clash of the 2023 AFF Championship due to take place on August 26.