Thailand has played Vietnam 29 times, winning 18 of those games while losing just thrice. The remaining matches have been drawn.

The ever-enterprising Suphanan Bureerat smashed an effort off the bar in the final minute of regulation time, before Pansa -- in his quest for redemption -- narrowly failed to find an unmarked Seksan Ratree with a flick-on header after venturing forward.

Vietnam holds a one-goal advantage over defending champion Thailand after the first leg, having won that game 2-1 at the Viet Tri Stadium on January 2.

Despite losing star striker Rafaelson to injury, Vietnam claimed their third Asean Championship title with a 3-2 win over 10-man defending champions Thailand in the second leg of the final at the Rajamangala Stadium on Jan 5.