Thai newspaper praises home team for saving face for Southeast Asian football

Thairath newspaper published an article with the title: " Supachai excelled, the Thai team kept the face of Southeast Asia, defeated Kyrgyzstan on the opening day of the 2023 Asian Cup ".

The author of the article proudly said: " Supachai is the hero who helped the Southeast Asian representative defeat Kyrgyzstan. The Thai team won 2-0, got the first 3 points and won the Asian Cup for the third time. This is the first Southeast Asian team to win a match at the 2023 Asian Cup ."

Supachai shines in Thailand's victory.

The Thai team won convincingly against the Kyrgyzstan team with a score of 2-0. Both goals were scored by striker Supachai Jaided. Although they controlled the ball less than their opponents, the Thai team played with emotion and many sharp attacks. If they had better finishing, the "War Elephants" could have even scored 4-5 goals on the opening day.

After the first round of the 2023 Asian Cup group stage, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian team to win. In Group D, Vietnam lost to Japan 2-4. Indonesia lost 1-3 to Iraq. In Group E, Malaysia suffered the heaviest defeat with a score of 0-4 to Jordan.

On social networks, many Vietnamese and Southeast Asian fans sent their best wishes to Theerathon Bunmathan and his teammates. They hope that the Thai team will have more good results and win a ticket to the next round after the group stage. In the second match, the Thai team will meet the Oman team. If they can get at least 1 point, the opportunity to continue will be open for the Thai team.

Meanwhile, Vietnam and Indonesia will face each other in a match that will decide the third place in Group D. The winner will have a chance to advance to the group stage as one of the four best third-placed teams.

The Malaysian team lost the first match and was at a disadvantage. The two remaining opponents, Bahrain and South Korea, were both very strong. The door to the next round was almost closed for coach Kim Pan-gon and his team.

Mai Phuong

Source: https://vtc.vn/asian-cup-2023-bao-thai-lan-khen-doi-nha-giu-the-dien-cho-bong-da-dong-nam-a-ar848151.html