Doan Van Hau gave the golden stars a lead just minutes before the halftime, and then Do Hung Dung doubled the lead in the 59th minute.

The lead was further confirmed for Viet Nam as Doan Van Hau scored his second goal in the 72nd minute to seal a comfortable and historic victory.

In the semi-finals, Viet Nam strolled to a 4-0 win over Cambodia while Indonesia needed extra time to overcome a fighting Myanmar 4-2.

Viet Nam stood atop Group B after seeing off defending champions Thailand with 2-2 draw and defeated Singapore (1-0), Indonesia (2-1), Laos (6-1), and Brunei (6-0) to book a place in the semi-finals.