(Dan Tri) - The unfair goal of Supachok Sarachat (Thailand) is at the top of the list of the most beautiful goals of AFF Cup 2024. Many people voted this goal as a form of mockery towards Supachok.
This is the goal Supachok scored against the Vietnamese team, in the 64th minute of the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final, on the evening of January 5, at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok (Thailand). In this goal, goalkeeper Dinh Trieu proactively threw the ball out of bounds when he discovered a Vietnamese player was injured and lying on the field. The Thai team threw the ball in, the ball came to Supachok's feet, instead of returning the ball to the Vietnamese team in the spirit of fair-play, Supachok kicked the ball straight into the goal, scoring for the Thai team. Supachok (right) rejoices after scoring an ungentlemanly goal against the Vietnamese team (Photo: FAT). According to the law, this goal is completely legal. However, in the spirit of noble sportsmanship , it is very rare for a player to take advantage of the opportunity to score a goal in similar situations. That is the reason why Supachok Sarachat was strongly opposed. Former VFF Vice President of Professional Affairs Duong Vu Lam, when answering a reporter from Dan Tri, talked about the harmful effects of this goal: "Maybe Supachok in particular and the Thai team benefited from a goal, but because of that goal, the entire Thai team reacted strongly, leading to their spirit being confused". "They were so confused that they received a red card shortly after, had to play with one less player and lost in the end. I think Supachok's ugly goal was one of the reasons why Thailand played poorly in the following minutes and lost the match. Supachok should have returned the ball to the Vietnamese team, instead of trying to score a goal", Mr. Lam added. As of early this afternoon (January 7), the voting rate for this goal has jumped to 75.88%, far surpassing all other goals in the list of the most beautiful goals of the AFF Cup 2024. This is a voting round on the tournament's official website. Supachok's goal made the second leg of the final unnecessarily tense (Photo: FAT). What is noteworthy is that many people voted for Supachok Sarachat's goal as a form of sarcasm towards the Thai player, gently reminding him of the spirit of fair play when competing in sports. A day after the second leg of the AFF Cup final, Supachok explained his goal: "The goal was just a misunderstanding. I was not sure about the injury status of the Vietnamese player, nor did I pay attention to how the ball went out of the field." "After the ball was brought back into play, I thought the Thai team was attacking and I kicked the ball. When the Vietnamese player rushed to protest, I was very confused because I did not know what I did wrong. At that time, I still did not understand what happened," Supachok continued to explain. However, this explanation from the Thai midfielder was still not enough to convince the majority of fans across Southeast Asia. According to some people present at the stadium, referee Ko Hyung Jin (Korean) came to discuss with the Thai team, expressing their opinion that they could return a goal to the Vietnamese team to ensure fair play. However, the Thai team at that time showed signs of refusal. Also on the list of the most beautiful goals of the AFF Cup 2024, there is the goal that increased the score to 2-0 by Xuan Son in the first leg of the final on January 2, at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho). As of the afternoon of January 7, this goal received 23.62% of the votes. Voting rate for the best goal of AFF Cup 2024, as of the afternoon of January 7.
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