Soccer - Tien Linh double takes Vietnam to Asean Championship final

Vietnam's Nguyen Then Linh, right, celebrates during match against Indonesia's for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 semi-final football match at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. - AP

HANOI, Jan 10 (Reuters): Vietnam will face either Malaysia or defending champions Thailand in the final of the Asean Championship after Nguyen Tien Linh's double earned Park Hang-seo's side a 2-0 win over Indonesia in Hanoi on Monday night (Jan 9).

Tien Linh scored early in each half of a fiery encounter to ensure the Vietnamese progressed to the decider of the Southeast Asian regional tournament after the teams had shared a scoreless draw in the first leg in Jakarta.