The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 2018 AFF Championship, following the group stage. It was played from 1 to 15 December with the top two teams from each group (two in total) advancing to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate against Malaysia in the final to win their second title.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. In Group A, Vietnam secured the group top spots with 10 points after defeating Cambodia by 3–0 in their last match while Malaysia became the group runners-up with 9 points after beating Myanmar with similar scores of 3–0. Meanwhile in Group B, Thailand secured the group top spots with 10 points after defeating Singapore by 3–0 in their last match while Philippines became the group runners-up with 8 points after drawing 0–0 against Indonesia.
Group Winners Runners-up A B
Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundFirst legSecond legSemi-finals1–2 December 20185–6 December 2018Final11 December 201815 December 2018
Bracket
Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.), and penalty shoot-out are indicated by (pen.).
Semi-finals
First leg Malaysia vs Thailand
GK 1 Farizal Marlias 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 Akram Mahinan LM 11 Safawi Rasid SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) Substitutions: FW 20 Hazwan Bakri DF 21 Nazirul Naim MF 10 Shahrel Fikri Manager:Tan Cheng Hoe GK 1 Chatchai Budprom RB 5 Mika Chunuonsee CB 4 Chalermpong Kerdkaew (c) CB 6 Pansa Hemviboon LB 24 Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri CM 17 Tanaboon Kesarat CM 8 Thitipan Puangchan CM 29 Sanrawat Dechmitr RW 14 Nurul Sriyankem LW 22 Supachai Jaided CF 9 Adisak Kraisorn Substitutions: MF 21 Pokklaw Anan FW 25 Pakorn Prempak FW 2 Chananan Pombuppha Manager: Milovan Rajevac
Man of the Match: Syamer Kutty Abba (Malaysia)
Assistant referees: Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman) Abdul Hannan Hasim (Singapore) Fourth official: Oki Dwi Putra (Indonesia)
+OverallStatisticsMalaysiaThailandGoals scored 0 0Total shots 23 6Shots on target 2 0Ball possession 63% 37%Corner kicks 6 3Fouls committed 13 10Offsides 0 2Yellow cards 2 1Red cards 0 0
Philippines vs Vietnam
GK 15 Michael Falkesgaard RB 31 Adam Reed CB 3 Carli de Murga CB 33 Álvaro Silva LB 21 Martin Steuble RM 29 Patrick Reichelt CM 14 Kevin Ingreso CM 8 Manuel Ott CM 26 Jovin Bedic LM 17 Stephan Schröck CF 10 Phil Younghusband (c)Substitutions: FW 5 Mike Ott MF 23 James Younghusband MF 19 Curt Dizon Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson 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 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải CM 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng CM 15 Phạm Đức Huy CF 20 Phan Văn Đức CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức Substitutions: FW 25 Hà Đức Chinh FW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng MF 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng Manager: Park Hang-seo
Man of the Match: Phan Văn Đức (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Saoud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar) Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia) Fourth official: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
+OverallStatisticsPhilippinesVietnamGoals scored 1 2Total shots 9 12Shots on target 4 7Ball possession 54% 46%Corner kicks 1 1Fouls committed 15 12Offsides 2 0Yellow cards 3 1Red cards 0 0
Second leg Thailand vs Malaysia
GK 1 Chatchai Budprom RB 13 Philip Roller CB 4 Chalermpong Kerdkaew (c) CB 6 Pansa Hemviboon LB 24 Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri DM 17 Tanaboon Kesarat CM 8 Thitipan Puangchan CM 29 Sanrawat Dechmitr RW 11 Mongkol Tossakrai LW 22 Supachai Jaided CF 9 Adisak Kraisorn Substitutions: MF 21 Pokklaw Anan MF 7 Sumanya Purisai FW 14 Nurul Sriyankem Manager: Milovan Rajevac GK 1 Farizal Marlias RB 4 Syahmi Safari CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak CB 3 Shahrul Saad LB 21 Nazirul Naim RM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba CM 12 Akram Mahinan LM 11 Safawi Rasid SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c)Substitutions: DF 17 Irfan Zakaria MF 19 Akhyar Rashid MF 15 Kenny Pallraj Manager:Tan Cheng Hoe
Man of the Match: Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (Malaysia)
Assistant referees: Ahmed Al-Roalle (Jordan) Malang Nurhadi (Indonesia) Fourth official: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)
+OverallStatisticsThailandMalaysiaGoals scored 2 2Total shots 12 7Shots on target 3 3Ball possession 52% 48%Corner kicks 2 2Fouls committed 21 19Offsides 1 0Yellow cards 5 1Red cards 0 1
Vietnam vs Philippines
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 15 Phạm Đức Huy CM 6 Lương Xuân Trường CM 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức CF 20 Phan Văn ĐứcSubstitutions: MF 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng FW 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh FW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng Manager: Park Hang-seo GK 16 Patrick Deyto CB 12 Amani Aguinaldo CB 33 Álvaro Silva CB 3 Carli de Murga RM 21 Martin Steuble CM 14 Kevin Ingreso CM 31 Adam Reed LM 7 Iain Ramsay RW 10 Phil Younghusband (c) LW 17 Stephan Schröck CF 29 Patrick Reichelt Substitutions: MF 23 James Younghusband FW 26 Jovin Bedic Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Man of the Match: Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Akane Yagi (Japan) Manoj Kalwani (Singapore) Fourth official: Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore)
+OverallStatisticsVietnamPhilippinesGoals scored 2 1Total shots 14 5Shots on target 6 1Ball possession 45% 55%Corner kicks 2 3Fouls committed 17 16Offsides 3 2Yellow cards 2 2Red cards 0 0
Final
First leg
GK 1 Farizal Marlias RB 2 Amirul Azhan CB 17 Irfan Zakaria CB 3 Shahrul Saad LB 21 Nazirul Naim RM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba CM 12 Akram Mahinan LM 11 Safawi Rasid SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) Substitutions: DF 5 Adam Nor Azlin FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad MF 19 Akhyar Rashid Manager:Tan Cheng Hoe GK 23 Đặng Văn Lâm CB 3 Quế Ngọc Hải (c) CB 21 Trần Đình Trọng CB 28 Đỗ Duy Mạnh RM 8 Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng CM 15 Phạm Đức Huy CM 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng LM 5 Đoàn Văn Hậu RW 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải LW 20 Phan Văn Đức CF 13 Hà Đức Chinh Substitutions: FW 22 Nguyễn Tiến Linh FW 14 Nguyễn Công Phượng MF 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng Manager: Park Hang-seo
Man of the Match: Safawi Rasid (Malaysia)
Assistant referees: Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore) Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia) Fourth official: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
+OverallStatisticsMalaysiaVietnamGoals scored 2 2Total shots 8 15Shots on target 4 4Ball possession 58% 42%Corner kicks 4 3Fouls committed 20 15Offsides 0 2Yellow cards 5 3Red cards 0 0
Second leg
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 29 Nguyễn Huy Hùng CM 16 Đỗ Hùng Dũng RW 19 Nguyễn Quang Hải LW 20 Phan Văn Đức CF 11 Nguyễn Anh Đức Substitutions: DF 12 Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy FW 13 Hà Đức Chinh MF 6 Lương Xuân Trường Manager: Park Hang-seo GK 1 Farizal Marlias RB 4 Syahmi Safari CB 7 Aidil Zafuan Radzak CB 3 Shahrul Saad LB 6 Syazwan Andik RM 11 Safawi Rasid CM 14 Syamer Kutty Abba CM 12 Akram Mahinan LM 13 Mohamadou Sumareh SS 9 Norshahrul Idlan Talaha CF 8 Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) Substitutions: FW 18 Syafiq Ahmad MF 19 Akhyar Rashid FW 10 Shahrel Fikri Manager:Tan Cheng Hoe
Man of the Match: Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Reza Ebrahim Sokhandan (Iran) Mohammad Reza Mansouri (Iran) Fourth official: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
+OverallStatisticsVietnamMalaysiaGoals scored 1 0Total shots 10 13Shots on target 3 5Ball possession 42% 58%Corner kicks 1 8Fouls committed 12 19Offsides 2 0Yellow cards 6 5Red cards 0 1
References
External links AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 – Official website