Final: Thailand 1-2 Malaysia

In a rematch of their Group B fixture less than a week ago, Thailand came into the match as favourites after beating defending champions Indonesia in the semi-finals.

The final between Malaysia and Thailand on Friday will be a meeting of familiar foes, having just met in the group stage on Monday, with the tie ending in a 1-1 draw.

Indonesia and Vietnam will play in the third place play-off.

Malaysia will play Group A runners-up Vietnam in Wednesday's semi-finals with Thailand facing defending champions Indonesia.

The two-week tournament kicks off on Tuesday with the ASEAN teams using it as preparation ahead of the AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers in November. 

Divided into two groups of six teams, the group winners and runners-up will advance to the semi-finals. 

Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos, Timor-Leste, Philippines and Brunei Darussalam are in Group A, and they will play in the capital city of Binh Duong province, while Group B’s Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Australia will battle it out in Ho Chi Minh city.

A second-half strike from Abdulfatoh Khudoidodzoda ultimately sealed the title for Tajikistan, who won four matches in a row to finish the five-match programme on top of the table with 13 points.

Earlier in the day, Uzbekistan had kept their hopes of an improbable final day title bid alive with a thumping win over Turkmenistan, but Tajikistan’s success in the later match meant Azamat Abduraimov’s side finished as runners-up

It was the Malaysians third straight win and took them closer to the semi-finals with hosts Thailand keeping pace as they recorded an emphatic 4-0 win over Cambodia to also reach nine points.

Laos, meanwhile, defeated Brunei Darussalam 3-0 to record their first win of the competition.

Defending champions Indonesia also started on a winning note, defeating Vietnam 2-0 while Myanmar and Singapore played to a goalless draw.