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In the other fixture, Vietnam also needed a late second half winner to edge Singapore 1-0 with the Southeast Asian side to face Yemen on Tuesday to decide the group winners.
Bangladesh 0-1 Yemen
Yemen came into the tie having earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over Singapore in their opener.
However, Bangladesh proved to be a tough nut to crack as the first half ended goalless.
Yemen continued to press their opponents in the second half and the pressure led to Bangladesh’s Mojibur Rahman Jony receiving a red card in the 87th minute.
The West Asian side made the most of their numerical advantage with Al Awami striking in the fourth minute of added time to seal their second consecutive win.
Singapore 0-1 Vietnam
Vietnam dominated from the start and had a glimpse at goal in the 22nd minute when Nguyen Nhat Minh cleverly found an unmarked Nguyen Dinh Bac inside the box, only for the forward to pull his effort wide.
Singapore played in patches and survived a scare in the 33rd minute when Vietnam executed a near-perfect play when Pham Minh Phuc played a well-timed pass to Le Victor, whose effort from close range hit the left post.
Vietnam, who defeated Bangladesh 2-0 on Matchday One, continued to pressure Singapore in the second half but keeper Aizil Yazid proved to be a stumbling block after he saved substitute Le Van Thuan’s effort from just above the box before producing a finger-tip save to deny Nguyen Thanh Nhan.
Singapore continued to live dangerously and almost fell behind in the 69th minute when Vietnam attacked again on the left channel with Nguyen Thanh Nhan hitting the bar.
Aizil, however, was finally beaten 10 minutes later when Nguyen Phi Hoang sent a pin-point cross to Le Van Thuan, who finished with a glancing header into the bottom left corner of the net.
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