Sinful moment! The War Elephants lost to the Philippines 1-2 in the first match of the ASEAN Cup semi-finals.

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Sinful moment! The War Elephants lost to the Philippines 1-2 in the first match of the ASEAN Cup semi-finals.

The “War Elephants”, the Thai national football team, will compete in the “Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024” semi-finals, first leg, against the “Tagalogs”, the Philippines, at Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines, on December 27.

The War Elephants

The Thai national team won all 4 matches in the first round and advanced to the next round as the champion of Group A. Meanwhile, the Philippines defied the odds by defeating Indonesia in the last match of the first round and advanced to the next round as the runner-up of Group B.

In this game, Masatada Ishii, head coach of the Thai national team, chose to send Supachok Sarachat, who had recovered from an injury, to play as the first starter in this tournament, playing with Supanat Mueanta and Patrick Gustafsson in the forward line.

In the early game, Thailand was still not able to adjust to the artificial grass field very well, which made it impossible to start their own game. Then, Sandro Reyes scored a long-range goal, giving the home team a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute. Thailand tried to attack hard and managed to equalize in the last minute of the first half through Suphanan Burirat, making the first half end in a 1-1 draw.

In the second half, Thailand tried to play an attacking game, while the Philippines started to retreat to defend deep. However, in the second half injury time, Thailand made a mistake and lost a goal from a free kick by the Philippines, which Kique Linales headed into the คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย goal, giving the Philippines a 2-1 victory over Thailand in the first game.

It was the Philippines’ first win over Thailand in 52 years, having previously won the Jakarta Trophy in 1972.