Korean newspaper: "Thailand played unfairly, making Vietnam's championship even more brilliant"
Báo Dân trí•09/01/2025
(Dan Tri) - Xports News criticized the way the Thai team handled the Vietnamese team in the second leg of the AFF Cup final. They said that the opponent's foul play made coach Kim Sang Sik and his team win even more brilliantly.
When evaluating the 2024 AFF Cup championship of the Vietnamese team, Xports News wrote: "Coach Kim Sang Sik's championship story is even more beautiful when Thailand has shocking behavior."
Xports News newspaper said that the Vietnamese team won the victory of justice (Photo: Huong Duong).
In it, the author emphasized: "The victory of the Vietnamese team was more brilliant when it overcame Thailand's dirty play. Coach Kim Sang Sik experienced a beautiful story with the "Golden Star Warriors" when they became the champion of the AFF Cup 2024. For the first time in 6 years, Vietnamese football won the championship of this tournament. The victory of the Vietnamese team was even more meaningful when they defeated their traditional rival, the Thai team, to become the new king of Southeast Asian football. After coach Park Hang Seo, another Korean coach has brought success to Vietnamese football. Coach Kim Sang Sik has just taken over the Vietnamese team since May 2024. He proved his ability when he defeated the Japanese coach, Masatada Ishii, who had achieved many successes in Japan. However, the Vietnamese team encountered many difficulties in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final. Partly because of the shocking behavior of the home team Thailand. The main highlight was Supachok's goal in the 64th minute.
Supachok has been heavily criticized in recent days (Photo: FAT).
If you just look at that shot, many people will admire Supachok's beautiful goal. However, in reality, Thailand played dirty in this situation. The Vietnamese goalkeeper proactively threw the ball out of bounds when he saw his teammate was in pain. Everyone thought that the "War Elephants" would return the ball, but they did not. They attacked immediately after that, making the Vietnamese team unpredictable. In general, Thailand violated the basic rules of a football match. However, the Vietnamese team still won in the end. It was a victory of justice. The team with better behavior got the sweet fruit". Supachok's controversial goal was even spread on forums around the world. Many opinions said that this player and the Thai team did not play fair. Supachok himself spoke up to clarify when he affirmed that he did not know that the Vietnamese team kicked the ball out of bounds. It was all just a misunderstanding. However, Vietnamese fans did not accept this explanation.
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