Thailand's shocking defeat to the Philippines was the first time in 52 years that the Philippines had beaten Thailand in an official match. The last time the Philippines had beaten Thailand in an official match was on June 10, 1972 at the Jakarta Cup in Indonesia. Therefore, the loss in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-finals was a huge blow to the pride of the Thai people, as for the first time in decades they had suffered a bitter defeat against a regional opponent.
The Thai team received a huge shock, will they be able to recover in time to reach the final of the AFF Cup 2024?
"The Philippines shocked the Thai team because they dared to dream. They did not play for just a draw. That was the difference, and they completely surprised the opponent with their intentions.
After Sandro Reyes opened the scoring with a stunning goal, Suphanan Bureerat managed to equalize the match. Initially, it could be seen that the two teams intended to accept a draw before the second leg. But the Philippines had other ideas and the Thais were stunned," ESPN Asia said.
"Coach Albert Capellas's second-half substitutions, including Uriel Dalapo and Javier Mariona, brought attacking elements to the Philippines. Meanwhile, Thailand coach Masatada Ishii was too cautious, intending to defend a draw. This helped the Philippines, with great effort, find the decisive goal in the 90+5 minute scored by Kike Linares to create a significant advantage before the second leg away from home," ESPN Asia emphasized.
With this result, the Philippines team has the right to dream of a chance to participate in the final of the AFF Cup 2024. But ahead of them is a promising and difficult second leg of the semi-finals to fulfill their dream. The Thai team certainly has not lost hope, they are far from out of hope, ESPN Asia expressed.
"The Thai team will receive great support from the home crowd at the familiar Rajamangala Stadium on December 30. They will have to fight with all their might to turn the tide. In the last 3 matches including the AFF Cup 2020 and 2022, as well as the recent King's Cup, the Thai team all won against the Philippines with scores of 2-1, 4-0 and 3-1 respectively. This is the basis for the "War Elephants" to hope to reverse the situation, regain the trust of fans and continue to nurture the hope of winning the AFF Cup for the 3rd consecutive time and increasing the number of championships to 8", according to ESPN Asia .
Thai fans call on Madam Pang to speak up
On social media, Thai fans were not very happy after their team suffered a shocking defeat against the Philippines and was ridiculed by regional football fans. They asked Madam Pang (billionaire Nualphan Lamsam), President of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), to speak up to reassure the players and coach Masatada Ishii.
The defeat to the Philippines was a blow to Thai pride.
Previously, there was a conflict between Madam Pang and coach Masatada Ishii after the 1-0 win over Malaysia on December 14. The FAT president wanted the Thai players to walk around the field to greet and thank the audience, but the Japanese coach wanted the players to return to the locker room to recover and prepare for the away match against Singapore immediately afterwards.
Coach Masatada Ishii apologized to Madam Pang, but until now he has not met the female president in person.
Then, after the match with Singapore on December 17, 3 players quietly returned to the club without the coach's decision, causing the disagreement to simmer. Coach Masatada Ishii also spoke out against the FAT having a secret agreement with the club, while he himself was unaware of it, causing difficulties in managing the team.
According to Thai press, the defeat in the first leg of the AFF Cup semi-finals will certainly cause many problems within the Thai team. Therefore, before the second leg, Madam Pang needs to have the necessary voice to stabilize the situation.
Recently, since the incident after the match against Malaysia and being criticized by fans, Madam Pang has had almost no action with the Thai team, except for information about the match posted by this billionaire on her personal Instagram account.
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