The Vietnamese side were looking to keep their unbeaten record at Vinh Stadium alive and opened the scoring after just fifteen minutes when Nigerian striker Michael Olaha headed home from Dau Thanh Phong’s corner. Against the run of play the Singaporeans drew level with a little over five minutes remaining in the first half. The home side could only clear a corner to the edge of the area, where Japanese midfielder Ryutaro Megumi recycled the ball into the area, with Irfan Najeeb perfectly placed to loop a header into the back of the net, with goalkeeper Le Van Hung stranded off his line.
