2018 AFF Championship Group A explained

Group A was one of the two groups of the 2018 AFF Championship. It consisted of Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. The matches were played from 8 to 24 November 2018.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA World Rankings (as of 25 October)^[1]
A1	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="37"	12th	data-sort-value="6.04"	Winners (2008)	102
A2	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="9"	12th	data-sort-value="6.02"	Winners (2010)	169
A3	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="26"	12th	data-sort-value="4.02"	Fourth place (2004), Semi-finalists (2016)	141
A4	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="25"	7th	data-sort-value="7.01"	Group stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016)	170
A5	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="25"	11th	data-sort-value="7.01"	Group stage (1996 to 2014)	181

Group standings

In the semi-finals:

• Vietnam advanced to play against Philippines (runners-up of Group B).
• Malaysia advanced to play against Thailand (winners of Group B).

Matches

Cambodia vs Malaysia

GK 22 Um Vichet RB 4 Sareth Krya CB 25 CB 5 Soeuy Visal (c) LB 19 DM 10 Kouch Sokumpheak RM 14 Reung Bunheing CM 12 CM 20 Brak Thiva LM 9 CF 11 Chan Vathanaka Substitutions: MF 23 DF 2 MF 24 Manager: Félix Dalmás

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat RB 4 Syahmi Safari CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak CB 3 Shahrul Saad LB 6 Syazwan Andik RM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba CM 12 LM 11 Safawi Rasid CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) CF 9 Substitutions: MF 10 FW 20 DF 17 Manager: Tan Cheng Hoe

Man of the Match Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (Malaysia) Assistant referees ^[2] Lim Kok Heng (Singapore) Abdul Hannan Hasim (Singapore) Fourth official Letchman Gopalakrishnan (Singapore)

+Overall^[3]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Cambodia	scope=col width=70	Malaysia
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	10	13
Shots on target	1	3
Ball possession	47%	53%
Corner kicks	2	5
Fouls committed	12	16
Offsides	4	1
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

Laos vs Vietnam

GK 1 Saymanolinh Paseuth CB 3 Kaharn Phetsivilay CB 6 Thothilath Sibounhuang (c) CB 4 Lathasay Lounlasy RWB 13 Aphixay Thanakhanty LWB 15 CM 10 Chanthaphone Waenvongsoth CM 23 RW 17 Bounphachan Bounkong LW 22 Phithack Kongmathilath CF 9 Substitutions: DF 2 FW 20 MF 21 Manager: V. Sundramoorthy

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm RB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải LB 5 CM 6 Lương Xuân Trường CM 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải RW 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng AM 10 Nguyễn Văn Quyết (c) LW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng CF 11 Substitutions: FW 20 MF 16 FW 22 Manager: Park Hang-seo

Man of the Match Nguyễn Công Phượng (Vietnam) Assistant referees ^[4] Malang Nurhadi (Indonesia) Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia) Fourth official Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

+Overall^[5]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Laos	scope=col width=70	Vietnam
Goals scored	0	3
Total shots	3	11
Shots on target	1	6
Ball possession	16%	84%
Corner kicks	0	6
Fouls committed	2	5
Offsides	0	0
Yellow cards	0	1
Red cards	0	0

Malaysia vs Laos

GK 22 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat RB 4 Syahmi Safari CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak CB 3 Shahrul Saad LB 6 Syazwan Andik RM 11 CM 18 CM 12 Akram Mahinan LM 16 CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) CF 9 Substitutions: MF 19 FW 20 FW 10 Manager: Tan Cheng Hoe

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 CB 3 Kaharn Phetsivilay CB 6 Thothilath Sibounhuang (c) CB 4 Lathasay Lounlasy RWB 13 Aphixay Thanakhanty LWB 2 Vanna Bounlovongsa CM 10 CM 23 RW 7 Soukaphone Vongchiengkham LW 22 CF 17 Bounphachan Bounkong Substitutions: FW 20 DF 19 FW 9 Manager: V. Sundramoorthy

Man of the Match Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (Malaysia) Assistant referees ^[6] Thanet Chucheun (Thailand) Pattarapong Kijsathit (Thailand) Fourth official Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

+Overall^[7]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Malaysia	scope=col width=70	Laos
Goals scored	3	1
Total shots	31	6
Shots on target	11	3
Ball possession	82%	18%
Corner kicks	17	0
Fouls committed	7	11
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	1	4
Red cards	0	0

Myanmar vs Cambodia

GK 1 Kyaw Zin Htet (c) RB 4 David Htan CB 27 Pyae Phyo Zaw CB 32 Zaw Min Tun LB 3 DM 6 Hlaing Bo Bo RM 11 Maung Maung Lwin CM 26 CM 14 LM 16 Sithu Aung CF 9 Substitutions: FW 10 MF 20 MF 7 Manager: Antoine Hey

width=25 ! width=25 GK 21 Keo Soksela RB 4 Sareth Krya CB 25 Hong Pheng CB 5 Soeuy Visal (c) LB 2 Sath Rosib CM 23 Thierry Chantha Bin CM 10 Kouch Sokumpheak CM 20 AM 11 AM 12 CF 14 Reung Bunheing Substitutions: MF 17 MF 7 FW 9 Manager: Félix Dalmás

Man of the Match Hlaing Bo Bo (Myanmar) Assistant referees ^[8] Krizmark Nanola (Philippines) Ali Faisal Rosli (Brunei) Fourth official Oki Dwi Putra (Indonesia)

+Overall^[9]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Myanmar	scope=col width=70	Cambodia
Goals scored	4	1
Total shots	23	12
Shots on target	10	7
Ball possession	60%	40%
Corner kicks	8	4
Fouls committed	9	8
Offsides	7	0
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	0

Laos vs Myanmar

GK 12 Outthilath Nammakhoth CB 4 Lathasay Lounlasy CB 6 Thothilath Sibounhuang (c) CB 3 Kaharn Phetsivilay RWB 13 Aphixay Thanakhanty LWB 2 Vanna Bounlovongsa CM 10 CM 23 Phouthone Innalay RW 7 LW 22 CF 17 Substitutions: FW 20 MF 8 DF 19 Manager: V. Sundramoorthy

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Kyaw Zin Htet (c) RB 4 David Htan CB 27 CB 32 Zaw Min Tun LB 3 DM 6 Hlaing Bo Bo RM 11 Maung Maung Lwin CM 26 CM 10 Aung Thu LM 21 CF 20 Substitutions: MF 19 MF 8 MF 9 Manager: Antoine Hey

Man of the Match David Htan (Myanmar) Assistant referees ^[10] Relly Balila (Philippines) Dinan Lazuardi (Indonesia) Fourth official Abdul Hakim Haidi (Brunei)

+Overall^[11]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Laos	scope=col width=70	Myanmar
Goals scored	1	3
Total shots	18	19
Shots on target	4	8
Ball possession	31%	69%
Corner kicks	4	10
Fouls committed	9	15
Offsides	8	4
Yellow cards	1	2
Red cards	0	0

Vietnam vs Malaysia

GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c) RWB 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng LWB 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu CM 6 CM 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải RW 14 LW 20 CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức Substitutions: MF 16 FW 10 MF 15 Manager: Park Hang-seo

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (c) RB 4 Syahmi Safari CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak CB 3 LB 6 Syazwan Andik RM 13 CM 12 Akram Mahinan CM 14 LM 19 Akhyar Rashid CF 10 CF 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Substitutions: MF 11 FW 20 FW 18 Manager: Tan Cheng Hoe

Man of the Match Nguyễn Anh Đức (Vietnam) Assistant referees ^[12] Phulsawat Samransuk (Thailand) Komsun Khumpan (Thailand) Fourth official Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

+Overall^[13]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Vietnam	scope=col width=70	Malaysia
Goals scored	2	0
Total shots	8	7
Shots on target	4	2
Ball possession	31%	69%
Corner kicks	1	4
Fouls committed	15	15
Offsides	4	1
Yellow cards	0	2
Red cards	0	0

Myanmar vs Vietnam

GK 1 Kyaw Zin Htet RB 24 Win Moe Kyaw CB 32 Zaw Min Tun (c) CB 15 Soe Moe Kyaw LB 5 Nanda Kyaw DM 6 RM 11 Maung Maung Lwin CM 19 CM 26 LM 16 CF 10 Aung Thu Substitutions: MF 20 MF 14 MF 7 Manager: Antoine Hey

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c) RWB 20 Phan Văn Đức LWB 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu CM 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải CM 6 RW 14 LW 10 CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức Substitutions: MF 8 MF 16 FW 9 Manager: Park Hang-seo

Man of the Match Hlaing Bo Bo (Myanmar) Assistant referees ^[14] Taleb Salem Al-Marri (Qatar) Phubes Lekpha (Thailand) Fourth official Titichai Nuanchan (Thailand)

+Overall^[15]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Myanmar	scope=col width=70	Vietnam
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	10	15
Shots on target	2	5
Ball possession	53%	47%
Corner kicks	3	5
Fouls committed	10	6
Offsides	1	3
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	0

Cambodia vs Laos

GK 22 Um Vichet RB 4 CB 25 CB 5 Soeuy Visal (c) LB 2 Sath Rosib CM 10 Kouch Sokumpheak CM 8 CM 12 Sos Suhana AM 11 Chan Vathanaka AM 7 Prak Mony Udom CF 9 Keo Sokpheng Substitutions: DF 19 MF 18 MF 24 Manager: Félix Dalmás

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Saymanolinh Paseuth CB 3 Kaharn Phetsivilay CB 6 Thothilath Sibounhuang (c) CB 5 Thinnakone Vongsa RWB 13 Aphixay Thanakhanty LWB 2 Vanna Bounlovongsa CM 4 CM 23 Phouthone Innalay RW 8 LW 22 Phithack Kongmathilath CF 20 Somxay Keohanam Substitutions: MF 11 FW 16 MF 10 Manager: V. Sundramoorthy

Man of the Match Sos Suhana (Cambodia) Assistant referees ^[16] Raffizal Ramli (Brunei) Komsun Khumpan (Thailand) Fourth official Letchman Gopalakrishnan (Singapore)

+Overall^[17]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Cambodia	scope=col width=70	Laos
Goals scored	3	1
Total shots	14	6
Shots on target	6	1
Ball possession	78%	22%
Corner kicks	5	2
Fouls committed	16	14
Offsides	4	1
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

Vietnam vs Cambodia

GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c) RM 8 CM 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải CM 15 Phạm Đức Huy CM 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng LM 12 Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy CF 20 CF 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh Substitutions: MF 14 FW 10 DF 4 Manager: Park Hang-seo

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Um Vichet RB 17 Chhin Chhoeun CB 25 CB 5 Soeuy Visal (c) LB 19 Cheng Meng CM 12 Sos Suhana CM 10 CM 20 RW 14 LW 8 CF 16 Sin Kakada Substitutions: MF 15 FW 9 MF 11 Manager: Félix Dalmás

Man of the Match Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam) Assistant referees ^[18] Rachen Srichai (Thailand) Dinan Lazuardi (Indonesia) Fourth official Oki Dwi Putra (Indonesia)

+Overall^[19]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Vietnam	scope=col width=70	Cambodia
Goals scored	3	0
Total shots	25	2
Shots on target	12	1
Ball possession	61%	39%
Corner kicks	3	1
Fouls committed	11	11
Offsides	1	0
Yellow cards	1	3
Red cards	0	0

Malaysia vs Myanmar

GK 1 Farizal Marlias RB 4 Syahmi Safari CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak CB 3 Shahrul Saad LB 6 Syazwan Andik RM 13 CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba CM 12 LM 11 Safawi Rasid CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) CF 9 Substitutions: FW 10 MF 15 MF 19 Manager: Tan Cheng Hoe

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Kyaw Zin Htet (c) RB 24 Win Moe Kyaw CB 32 Zaw Min Tun CB 15 LB 5 Nanda Kyaw DM 6 RM 11 Maung Maung Lwin CM 26 CM 8 LM 16 CF 10 Aung Thu Substitutions: MF 19 FW 9 MF 20 Manager: Antoine Hey

Man of the Match Aidil Zafuan Radzak (Malaysia) Assistant referees ^[20] Reza Ebrahim Sokhandan (Iran) Reza Mansouri (Iran) Fourth official Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

+Overall^[21]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Malaysia	scope=col width=70	Myanmar
Goals scored	3	0
Total shots	15	11
Shots on target	6	3
Ball possession	54%	46%
Corner kicks	6	6
Fouls committed	15	15
Offsides	1	5
Yellow cards	2	4
Red cards	0	0

External links

• AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 – Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's ranking. https://web.archive.org/web/20181210204055/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id12350/#AFC. dead. 10 December 2018. FIFA. 25 October 2018. 13 December 2018.
2. Web site: Cambodia vs. Malaysia 0–1. Soccerway (UK). 8 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
3. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Cambodia (0) – (1) Malaysia]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
4. Web site: Laos vs. Vietnam 0–3. Soccerway (UK). 8 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
5. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Laos (0) – (3) Vietnam]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
6. Web site: Malaysia vs. Laos 3–1. Soccerway (UK). 12 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
7. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Malaysia (3) – (1) Laos]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
8. Web site: Myanmar vs. Cambodia 4–1. Soccerway (UK). 12 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
9. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Myanmar (4) – (1) Cambodia]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
10. Web site: Laos vs. Myanmar 1–3. Soccerway (UK). 16 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
11. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Laos (1) – (3) Myanmar]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
12. Web site: Vietnam vs. Malaysia 2–0. Soccerway (UK). 16 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
13. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Vietnam (2) – (0) Malaysia]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
14. Web site: Myanmar vs. Vietnam 0–0. Soccerway (UK). 20 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
15. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Myanmar (0) – (0) Vietnam]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
16. Web site: Cambodia vs. Laos 3–1. Soccerway (UK). 20 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
17. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Cambodia (3) – (1) Laos]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
18. Web site: Vietnam vs. Cambodia 3–0. Soccerway (UK). 24 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
19. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Vietnam (3) – (0) Cambodia]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.
20. Web site: Malaysia vs. Myanmar 3–0. Soccerway (UK). 24 November 2018. 13 December 2018.
21. Web site: 2018 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Malaysia (3) – (0) Myanmar]]. ESPN (UK). 13 December 2018.