2018 AFF Championship knockout stage
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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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
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| Semi-finals | 1–2 December 2018 | 5–6 December 2018 |
| Final | 11 December 2018 | 15 December 2018 |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A2 |  Malaysia (a)
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| B1 |  Thailand
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| A2 | Malaysia
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| A1 |  Vietnam
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| B2 |  Philippines
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| A1 | Vietnam
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
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
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  Thailand
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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| Statistics | Malaysia | Thailand |
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| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 23 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 0 |
| Ball possession | 63% | 37% |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 13 | 10 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Philippines vs Vietnam
| Philippines | 1–2 | Vietnam |
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Reichelt  45+2' |
Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Nguyễn Anh Đức 12' Phan Văn Đức 48' |
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    Vietnam
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[11]
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| Statistics | Philippines | Vietnam |
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| Goals scored | 1 | 2 |
| Total shots | 9 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Ball possession | 54% | 46% |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 12 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second leg
Thailand vs Malaysia
| Thailand | 2–2 | Malaysia |
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| Irfan 21' (o.g.) Pansa 63' |
Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Syahmi 28' Norshahrul 71' |
Thailand
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Malaysia
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[15]
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| Statistics | Thailand | Malaysia |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 2 |
| Total shots | 12 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 52% | 48% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 21 | 19 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
Vietnam vs Philippines
Vietnam
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   Philippines
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[19]
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| Statistics | Vietnam | Philippines |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 14 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 1 |
| Ball possession | 45% | 55% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 17 | 16 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Final
First leg
| Malaysia | 2–2 | Vietnam |
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| Shahrul 36' Safawi 61' |
Report (AFFSZ) Report (AFF) |
Nguyễn Huy Hùng 22' Phạm Đức Huy 25' |
Malaysia
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Vietnam
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[23]
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| Statistics | Malaysia | Vietnam |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 2 |
| Total shots | 8 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 58% | 42% |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 20 | 15 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second leg
Vietnam
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Malaysia
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[27]
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| Statistics | Vietnam | Malaysia |
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| Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
| Total shots | 10 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Ball possession | 42% | 58% |
| Corner kicks | 1 | 8 |
| Fouls committed | 12 | 19 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 6 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |