The War Elephants are tough! After being down 2 goals, they scored 4 goals in a row to beat Singapore 4-2 and advance to the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup.
The “War Elephants”, the Thai national football team, played in the “Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024” ASEAN Football Championship, Group A, Match 3, visiting “Lod Chong”, the Singapore national team, at the Singapore National Stadium on December 17.
In this game, Masatada Ishii, head coach of the Thai national team, adjusted the team from the previous match by changing 6 positions from the latest match by changing all 4 defenders, using Suphanan Burirat, Sringkarn Promsupa, Pansa Hemviboon and Titathorn Aksornsri. As for the attacking line, Supanat Mueanta and Patrick Gustafsson are still the leaders.
Just 10 minutes into the game, the ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี home team took the lead when Singapore goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud crossed from a long ball and Shawal Anuar fired a beautiful shot from outside the penalty area into the corner, giving the home team a 1-0 lead over Thailand.
Thailand then tried to control the ball to attack and get back, but missed and conceded a second goal in the 34th minute from a long-range shot outside the box by Faris Ramli, giving Singapore a 2-0 lead over Thailand.
In the first half, Thailand managed to break the deadlock when Anan Yodsangwan passed to Patrick Gustafsson who shot into the goal. At the end of the first half, Thailand was trailing 1-2.
The second half started with Thailand attacking hard hoping to equalize and it took only 6 minutes when Anan Yodsangwan passed the ball to Supanat Mueanta who headed it into the goal to tie the score 2-2.
The game reached the 65th minute, Thailand changed 3 players, sending Teerasak Poeiphimai, Nicholas Mickelson and Seksan Ratree onto the field to replace Patrick, Anan and Suphanan. Then in the 70th minute, Thailand sent the ball into the net from a header by Pansa Hemviboon, but the referee checked the VAR and took it back because Teerasak had clashed with the Singapore goalkeeper first, making the score still 2-2.
The game entered injury time, Thailand scored the first goal to lead 3-2 from the moment Worachit Kanitsribumphen passed to Peeradon Chamratsamee who shot into the goal. At first, the assistant referee raised the offside flag, but the VAR checked and Peeradon was still on the line, allowing the Thai national team to score.
In the 104th minute of injury time, the Thai national team scored their fourth goal when Supanat passed to Teerasak, who shot into the goal. The game ended with the Thai national team turning the tables and defeating Singapore 4-2, collecting 9 points and guaranteeing their place in the semi-finals as group champions.
For the final match of the first round, Thailand will return to host Cambodia on December 20, while Singapore will meet Malaysia on the same day.