2018 AFF Championship qualification

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2018 AFF Championship qualification
First leg
Date1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)
Venue Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Referee Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Second leg
Date8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)
Venue Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Referee Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
2016
2022

The 2018 AFF Championship qualification tournament was the qualification process for the 2018 AFF Championship, the twelfth edition of the AFF Championship. Brunei and Timor-Leste contested the tenth and final remaining berth for the AFF Championship final tournament in two home-and-away matches. [1] On 7 August 2018, organising committees confirmed the venue where Timor-Leste will play Brunei has been changed due to floodlighting issues. The opening match was held at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Malaysia, not as per originally planned at National Stadium, Dili. [2]

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Timor-Leste advanced to the AFF Championship group stage and were placed in Group B after winning by 3–2 on aggregate from two qualifying matches. [3] [4]

Venues

Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur Flag of Brunei.svg Bandar Seri Begawan
Kuala Lumpur Stadium Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium
Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 28,000
Aerial View of Kuala Lumpur Stadium.png Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium 2017.jpg

Qualification

Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg3–1Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Henrique Soccerball shade.svg28', 32'
Garcia Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Report Azwan Soccerball shade.svg57'

Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg1–0Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Najib Soccerball shade.svg75' Report

Timor-Leste won 3–2 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

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References

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