Thai newspaper admits: Supachok's goal was not in accordance with the spirit of sportsmanship

In an analysis article after the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final on the evening of January 5, Thailand's leading sports newspaper Siam Sports admitted: "Supachok's goal was not in the spirit of sportsmanship."

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Opening the article titled: "5 mistakes that caused the Thai team to lose the ASEAN championship to Vietnam", Siam Sports expert wrote: "The Thai team was heartbroken when they could only become the runner-up in the ASEAN Cup 2024 after losing to Vietnam at home with a score of 2-3. There were many mistakes and below are 5 big mistakes that Siam Sports wants to share with readers". One of the big mistakes that this newspaper shared was Supachok's unsportsmanlike goal.

Siam Sports wrote: "The 2-1 goal should not have happened. The dramatic moment with Supachok Sarachat's goal to give Thailand a 2-1 lead should not have happened. This incident started when Vietnam goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu threw the ball away, because he saw an injured teammate outside the penalty area.

Of course the player lying on the field could get up later. Moreover, the referee said nothing and Supachok decided to take the shot.

The striker, who plays for Consadole Sapporo, did not violate any rules of the game. But if it was a matter of sportsmanship, he should have passed the ball back to the away team because it was clear that the Vietnamese goalkeeper had intentionally thrown the ball out of bounds.

On the surface, the 2-1 goal might have seemed like nothing. But when the referee decided to put it on the scoreboard, it created a growing anger and enthusiasm among the "Golden Star Warriors", which surged to the point of becoming a flood that engulfed everything.

In addition to Supachok's ugly goal, Siam Sports also pointed out four other mistakes by Thailand: the shaky defense, Weerathep's red card, the substandard referee, and finally, coach Masatada Ishii's mistake when making a substitution.

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