Defeating Singapore, Thailand surpasses China

Before the match against Singapore, coach Alexandre Polking announced that he would resign if Thailand lost the match. However, the fans of the “War Elephants” were still worried when two pillars, Chanathip Songkrasin and Pansa Hemviboon, were injured.

Thailand's determination to win 3 points was demonstrated by the opening goal in the 4th minute. After a classy move by Ekanit, Supachok controlled and then shot the ball live, leaving the home team's goalkeeper rooted to the spot.

After conceding the goal, Thailand continued to pressure Singapore. A series of good chances were created, but they all passed by Suphanat or Ekanit. In the 41st minute, a surprise happened when Singapore equalized 1-1 after a quick counterattack.

Shawal Anuar took advantage of the opportunity to beat goalkeeper Kampol. In the first half, Singapore only had one notable chance but their efficiency was equal to Thailand, the team had 5 shots on target.

Thailand did not have much trouble against Singapore. Photo: Changsuek. — Thailand did not have much trouble against Singapore. Photo: *Changsuek.*

In the second half, Thailand once again had to push up their attack. The efforts of the “War Elephants” were rewarded with a goal to increase the score to 2-1 in the 65th minute. Suphanat handled the ball skillfully in the penalty area, before scoring his first goal in the second qualifying round of the World Cup.

In the 86th minute, Suphanat finished off the home team with a goal that raised the score to 3-1. If he had taken advantage of his chances better, the player currently playing for Leuven Club (Belgium) could have scored a hat-trick against Singapore.

The first victory in the Asian World Cup qualifiers brought Thailand to second place in Group C with 3 points, above China thanks to a better goal difference (1 vs -2).

In the next round taking place in March next year, the "War Elephants" will face a huge challenge, which is to visit the Korean team with a squad of all stars competing in the top European national championships such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolves), Lee Kang-in (PSG), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich),...

Minh Tu

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