Singapore has not reached an ASEAN Championship final since 2012. Singapore's Hariss Harun chases down Vietnam's Nguyen Hoang Duc in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Championship semi-final at Phu Tho stadium in Vietnam, Dec 29, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Matthew Mohan)

Singapore's brave run at the ASEAN Championship is over after a 5-1 aggregate loss to Vietnam in the semifinals.

In the quiet Phu Tho province, 80km north-west of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, lies the Xuan Son National Park, where locals and tourists ascend several hiking paths which lead to mountains and caves.

Singapore reversing their deficit against Vietnam in the 2024 ASEAN Cup semifinal second leg to reach the final is as challenging as conquering Fansipan's peak, according to Berita Harian Singapore.

Vietnam host Singapore in the second leg of ASEAN semifinals at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho Province. The game kicks off at 8 p.m. (Hanoi time).

SINGAPORE: For 90 minutes, the Lions went toe to toe with regional heavyweights Vietnam, buoyed by the support of a vociferous sea of red at the Jalan Besar Stadium. But two late goals in the depths o

Only 70 tickets were allowed to be sold to Vietnamese supporters for the first match between the Vietnam and Singapore national football teams at the 6,000-seat Jalan Besar Stadium, but all 70 supporters saw Vietnam take the advantage in the ASEAN Cup semis with a 2-0 win.

Vietnam pulled off a convincing 2-0 victory against Singapore in stoppage time with a penalty by striker Tien Linh, and a goal doubling the score by naturalized striker of Brazilian origin Nguyen Xuan Son in the first leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final at Jalan Besar Stadium in the island-city state on December 26 evening.