Regional press: Vietnam makes Thailand lose face right at Rajamangala
Báo Tuổi Trẻ•06/01/2025
Southeast Asian press praised the Vietnamese team for their brave performance against Thailand to bring home the 2024 ASEAN Cup championship.
Vietnam team made regional press admire when winning the 2024 ASEAN Cup - Photo: NGUYEN KHOI
The Vietnamese team overcame many difficulties to win 3-2 against Thailand in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final on the evening of January 5. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team opened the scoring thanks to Tuan Hai in the 8th minute. Then, Ben Davis (minute 28) and Supachok (minute 64) scored to bring Thailand back to a 2-1 lead. But Pansa Hemviboon's own goal (minute 82) and Hai Long's decisive goal (minute 90+20) helped Vietnam win the championship. It is worth mentioning that the away team had to face many difficulties. First was the terrible injury of striker Nguyen Xuan Son in the first half. Then in the second half, they were kicked into the net by Supachok in an unfair play situation. The Thai player did not return the ball but took advantage of not being marked to shoot from a distance to increase the score to 2-1. After the match, the regional press praised the victory of the Vietnamese team. The Indonesian newspaper Akurat headlined: "Vietnam made Thailand lose face right at Rajamangala to win the 2024 ASEAN Cup ". The newspaper commented that the second leg of the final was "extremely exciting and deserved". A paragraph in the article also questioned the situation of Supachok scoring a controversial goal. Another paragraph criticized midfielder Weerathep Pomphan for playing too enthusiastically and receiving a red card. The OkeZone page called the victory of the Vietnamese team deserved, and praised coach Kim Sang Sik for using Tuan Hai, who contributed to 2 of the 3 goals. The world's major news agency Reuters also reported on this match. "Pansa's own goal and Nguyen Hai Long's late goal helped Vietnam get sweet revenge after losing to Thailand in the 2022 AFF Cup final", the article said. Meanwhile, Thai newspapers such as SiamSport, Khaosod, Matichon ... expressed sadness at the defeat at home. However, these newspapers did not go into detail about Supachok's controversial goal.
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