No evening practice! Ishii takes his team to recover before facing the Philippines in the second leg of the semi-finals.
Masatada Ishii, head coach of the “War Elephants”, the Thai national football team, took his players to recover at the swimming pool of the Novotel Future Park Rangsit Hotel to prepare for the second leg of the semi-finals of the AFF Championship “Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024” against “The Azkals”, the Philippines, without training in the evening to allow the players to fully rest.
The Thai national team lost in the first game at Rizal Memorial Stadium 1-2 on the evening of December 27. The Philippines took the lead through Sandro Reyes in the 21st minute, then Suphanan Burirat equalized for Thailand in the 45th minute before Thailand conceded a goal in the 90+4th minute from Kike Linales, giving the Philippines the first victory in the first เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง game and the first victory over Thailand in this tournament, including the first win in 52 years.
In the second match, there was no away goal rule, so Thailand had to win by more than 2 goals to advance to the next round. However, if they won by only one goal, they would have to go to extra time for another 30 minutes. If they still could not find a winner, they would have to go to a penalty shootout. As for the Philippines, they would only have to tie and get their ticket to the finals for the first time.