Miracle of Hanoi

The Philippines national football team's 2–0 win against Vietnam in the group stage of the 2010 AFF Championship, also dubbed as the Miracle in Hanoi is a noted match which is widely regarded as the start of the Philippines' resurgence in football in the 2010s. The win resulted to the Philippines' first semifinals qualification in the tournament's history. Prior to the match the Philippines were known for being among the weakest sides in Asian football. The match was held at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi.

This article is about a 2010 AFF Championship association football match. For the 2007 AFC Asian Cup match that referred with the same name, see Vietnam v United Arab Emirates (2007 AFC Asian Cup).
Philippines v Vietnam (2010)
Miracle of Hanoi
Event2010 AFF Championship Group B
Matchday 2
Philippines Vietnam
2 0
DateDecember 5, 2010 (2010-12-05)
VenueMỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
RefereeJimmy Napitupulu (Indonesia)
Attendance40,000

Background

The Philippines prior to the 2010s were regarded as one of the weakest national teams Asia.[1] The Philippines had to qualify for the tournament proper of the 2010 AFF Championship, also known as the Suzuki Cup for sponsorship reasons. Along with Laos, the Philippines clinched the two contested berths for the 2010 AFF Championship in the qualifiers.[2] Ian Araneta's hat-trick in the Philippines' 5–0 win over Timor-Leste was a significant factor in securing the Philippines' qualification to the tournament proper, since the Philippines, Laos, and Cambodia tied in points.[3]

Dan Palami became involved as the national team's team manager and sponsor in December 2009 with the Philippine Football Federation allowing Palami to have autonomy over its management. Palami was in charge of recruiting players and hiring the coach of the team. Des Bulpin was hired as head coach shortly after Palami's entry but Bulpin was replaced by Simon McMenemy. Palami gathered both local-based and Filipino-Foreigners alike to form a squad and focused on the team's defense. Palami also had to fund the team since the only major private sponsor prior to the 2010 AFF Championship is sportwear outfitter Mizuno.[4]

The Philippines' squad for the 2010 AFF Championship had seven players which were part of the national team that played in the 2004 edition of the same tournament; these were Ian Araneta, Alexander Borromeo, Chieffy Caligdong, Roel Gener, Anton del Rosario, Peter Jaugan and Chris Greatwich.

Pre-match

Entering the group stage, three-time champions Singapore and defending champions and host Vietnam were favored to advance to the semifinals. The Philippines started their campaign with a 1–1 goal with Singapore with Chris Greatwich salvaging a result for the Philippines with a goal in injury time.[5] This result ended an eleven match losing streak of the Philippines to Singapore which dates back to the former's heavy 0-5 loss to the latter at the 1972 President's Cup in South Korea.[2] Vietnam routed Myanmar with seven goals with the opposition only managing to reply with a single goal.

Prior to the match, the Philippines has never won against Vietnam with a record of five defeats and two 2-2 draws since the unification of North and South Vietnam.[6] Philippines head coach Simon McMenemy said that his team would improve on their counterattacking while his Vietnam counterpart Henrique Calisto remark that his team have to overcome the Philippines' defense.[7]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vietnam 110071+63
 Singapore 10101101
 Philippines 10101101
 Myanmar 100117−60

Match details

The 2010 AFF Championship Group B match between the Philippines and Vietnam began at 19:30 (UTC+7)[8] before a crowd of 40,000 spectators.[9] Roel Gener started in lieu of Chieffy Caligdong and Phil Younghuband experienced a stomachache throughout the game reportedly due to something he ate during his team's breakfast earlier the same day.[10]

The Philippines was the first team to have a close chance to score a goal in the 18th minute with Vietnamese defenders failing to avert a corner kick made by Phil Younghusband. The ball reached Ian Araneta who failed to capitalized and made a shot that went outside the post. A minute later, Vietnam had a chance through Pham Thanh Luong whose attempt was blocked by Filipino goalkeeper Neil Etheridge. Minutes later, Vietnam was awarded a free kick after Eheridge handled the ball outside his penalty area. Nguyễn Minh Phương's curved shot went wide despite overcoming the wall of Filipino defenders. At the 38th minute, the Philippines scored their first goal, courtesy of a header by Chris Greatwich. The first half ended with the Philippines leading Vietnam by a solitary goal.[9]

Vietnam made several attempts to equalize in the second half; Nguyễn Vũ Phong who fail to score a goal from the edge in the 58th minute, Nguyễn Anh Đức who was stopped by Filipino player Rob Gier, and substitute Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng two minutes after he entered the pitch almost scored an equalizer if the ball was not saved by Etheridge.[9]

The Philippines added a second goal after leading a break and made a low shot on Vietnam's side of the pitch which Vietnamese goalkeeper Dương Hồng Sơn failed to intercept.[9]

Philippines 2 – 0 Vietnam
C. Greatwich  38'
P. Younghusband  79'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Philippines
Vietnam
Philippines:
GK1Neil Etheridge 20'
2Rob Gier
4Anton del Rosario
6Roel Gener 90+4'
7James Younghusband
10Phil Younghusband 86'
11Alexander Borromeo
17Jason de Jong 53'
18Chris Greatwich
23Ian Araneta
27Ray Anthony Jónsson
Substitutes:
 9Yanti Barsales 90+4'
 19Margarse Nestorio Jr. 86'
Head coach:
Simon McMenemy
Vietnam:
GK1Dương Hồng Sơn
4Lê Phước Tứ 43'
6Trần Đình Đồng 63' 71'
7Vũ Như Thành 81'
12Nguyễn Minh Phương
14Lê Tấn Tài 62'
16Huỳnh Quang Thanh
17Nguyễn Vũ Phong
19Phạm Thành Lương
22Phan Văn Tài Em
30Nguyễn Anh Đức
Substitutes:
 11Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 62'
 13Nguyễn Quang Hải 81'
 26Lê Sỹ Mạnh 71'
Head coach:
Henrique Calisto

Results

The Philippines found themselves as the top team in Group B following the conclusion of the second match day.[11]

Immediately after the match, Vietnam coach Henrique Callisto refused to make a handshake with his Philippine counterpart Simon McMenemy. Callisto later rebuked the Philippines' tactics as "poor" football and was critical of the Philippines for putting the "bus in front of the goal" remarking the "football is not putting eight players in front of the area with no offensive system". McMenemy on his part was left in disbelief for his team's feat.[12]

They had to secure at least a draw against Myanmar to ensure their place in the semifinals.[1] The Philippines managed to do so and went on two face Indonesia in the home-and-away two-legged semifinals.[13]

Group B final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vietnam 320183+56
 Philippines 312031+25
 Singapore 31113304
 Myanmar 301229−71

However the Azkals had to play both home and away matches before a hostile crowd at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. The Philippines failed to progress to the final after losing based on aggregate results of the two semifinal matches.[13]

Knockout stage bracket
  Semi-finals Final
                         
A2  Malaysia 2 0 2  
B1  Vietnam 0 0 0  
    A2  Malaysia 3 1 4
  A1  Indonesia 0 2 2
B2  Philippines 0 0 0
A1  Indonesia 1 1 2  
Philippines v Indonesia – Semifinals
Philippines 0 – 1 Indonesia
Report Gonzáles  32'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Indonesia 1 – 0 Philippines
Gonzáles  43' Report
Attendance: 88,000

Indonesia won 2–0 on aggregate.

† The first leg of the semi-finals was supposed to be played in the Philippines. However, due to the unavailability of a stadium that passes AFF standards, both legs were hosted by Indonesia.[14]

Media coverage

The Philippines–Vietnam 2010 AFF Championship match, was broadcast live by ABS-CBN. Prior to that match there is no Philippine-based firm which had rights to broadcast the 2010 AFF Championship in the country. The Azkals' tie with Singapore was not broadcast live in the Philippines. ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III personally called then ABS-CBN Sports vice president Peter Musñgi to secure broadcasting rights for ABS-CBN to air live matches of the Philippines at the 2010 AFF Championship on December 5, within the same day the Philippines–Vietnam match is scheduled. Musñgi negotiated with the tournament's Singapore-based broadcast rights owner. ABS-CBN was also asked if it could potentially cover a potential Azkals match at home if they progress to the semifinals with Musñgi pledging the media firm has the capability. Musñgi managed to secure the rights for free relying on the fact that it is the first time that a Philippine broadcaster will cover the Southeast Asian tournament.[15]

Aftermath

Philippines

The milestone match in Philippine football history would be later be referred to as the Miracle of Hanoi by Filipino fans.[16][17][18] The match is widely regarded to have marked the start of a "renaissance" in the state of football in the Philippines.[19][20] The match was considered as one of the biggest upsets in the AFF Championship's history with the Philippines win over Vietnam being their second one after their win over Timor Leste in the 2004 edition.[1]

The Philippine national football team paid an official courtesy call with the then-President Benigno Aquino III at the Malacañang Palace in Manila who congratulated them for their performance in the championship.[13] The team was also conferred with the Presidential Achievement Award by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA). Team manager Dan Palami was also recognized for his contribution in forming the national team and was named Executive of the Year.[21][22]

The win attributed to the increase of interest of football in the Philippines and was followed by the Philippines' successful bid to qualify for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup and the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2011.[23] Eventually, it culminated into a much greater success, qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup which was the Philippines' first ever competitive tournament in the country's football history.

The Filipinos' win was included Sports Illustrated top ten association football stories for 2010.[24]

Vietnam and the Philippines were grouped in the following edition of the AFF Championship in 2012. Vietnam lost again to the Philippines but this time by a single goal.[25] Thailand and the Philippines advanced to the semifinals at Vietnam's expense. As for 2020, this is the Philippines' last major win over Vietnam, with the Filipinos defeated in 2014 AFF Championship and 2018 AFF Championship.

Vietnam

The match's outcome has a huge shock effect on the country, and it slowly marked to the end of Vietnam's first Golden Generation due to this humiliating loss. Even though Vietnam managed to breach into the semi-finals of the tournament, Vietnam failed to defend the title, losing to Malaysia 0–2 on aggregate.[26] This led to a series of eight-year in deterioration of Vietnam's performance. During that era, Vietnam could not manage to bypass into the later 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, despite a home win over Qatar.

The failure to produce promised performance was further exacerbated by accusation of nepotism and corruption within the national team. In 2014 AFF Championship, which Vietnam topped their group with a win over the Philippines, the team was suddenly defeated in a shock 2–4 home loss to Malaysia despite winning 2–1 away earlier, and was eliminated.[27][28] Vietnam was also eliminated in the 2016 AFF Championship and, most humiliatingly, the 2017 SEA Games. Vietnam almost lost a place to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, if not for three important draws to Afghanistan and Jordan, and two wins over Cambodia, with Cambodia even managed to beat Afghanistan at home while Vietnam could only get two draws.[29] Mishandling was also another indicating factor leading to Vietnam's deterioration of performance, as seen with over three managers being replaced in just a short amount of times.

Finally, only for the successful performance of the youth team in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and emergence of new talents also from this competition, Vietnamese football started to reclaim its place, marked the end of eight years in darkness, in which Vietnam won the 2018 AFF Championship, and reached the last eight of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

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