SIDOARJO (22 April 2026) – Vietnam will take on Malaysia for the title of the ASEAN Under-17 Boys’ Championship 2026, following the end of the semifinal matches earlier this evening.
Vietnam fought back to beat Australia 2-1, as Malaysia delivered an outright 3-0 win over Laos in the two matches played at the Gelora Delta Sidoarjo in Sidoarjo.
Luke Becvinovski had put Australia in front after ten minutes. Still, Vietnam did not lose focus as Manh Cuong Nguyen delivered the equaliser (45th+5) before Ngoc Nguyen Luc Chu delivered the winner at the hour mark.
In the meantime, the Malaysians were two goals in front at the break in a four-minute blitz – Ahmad Yusuf Nasrullah Ahmad Ramli (seventh minute) and Muhammad Aniq Thaqif Hairulnizam (11th) – as Laos’ Nilandone Xayaseng then conceded an own goal in the 58th minute for the final score line.
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