Two goals from Chris Greatwich and Phil Younghusband silenced 40,000 Vietnamese fans at the My Dinh National Stadium and lead the Philippines to a 2-0 win over holders Vietnam in 2010 Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup.
The Azkals, who shocked the Singapore Lions last week with a stoppage time equalizer by tournament co-top goal scorer Greatwich, is now level with Singapore with 4 points in Group B but have claimed top spot because of the their head-to-head result.
Pundits regarded the Philippine team as having the weakest squad in the entire competition because of their past performance and even had to go through a qualifying round before making it through this year’s tournament proper.
The Philippines will meet a winless but dangerous Myanmar team on Wednesday for their final group stage game. A draw by the Azkals will be enough to send them to their first ever semifinal appearance in the tournament. The Vietnam-Singapore encounter will virtually be a knockout match to determine which team will advance to the semifinals.
Co-host Indonesia has currently pulled away from the rest of Group A after claiming back-to-back wins as Thailand, Malaysia, and Laos hope to claim the other semifinal spot in the final group fixtures on Tuesday.
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