Live press conference of the final Thailand vs Vietnam: The champion speaks out

- Was this the toughest and craziest match of your career?
We would like to thank all the fans who traveled far to witness the championship of the Vietnamese team. I have been through a lot and now I have won the championship with the Vietnamese team.
The Vietnam team thanks the fans at Rajamangala Stadium.
- What is the next plan after winning the AFF Cup 2024?
My start with the Vietnam national team was not easy. After this tournament, there will be the Asian Cup qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games. The 2024 AFF Cup championship will be the beginning of everything.
- Dinh Trieu carried the Korean flag and Mr. Kim carried the Vietnamese flag. What does this mean?
Coach Kim Sang-sik came and contributed to Vietnamese football. The connection between Vietnamese and Korean football has been shown for a long time.
I brought the flags of both countries to show my affection. Coach Kim Sang-sik puts the team's goals first, is always fair in training and does everything for Vietnamese football.
The Vietnamese team won the AFF Cup for the second time with the mark of Korean experts.
Thailand plays dirty
- Tuan Hai was only a substitute throughout the tournament but started in the final. Is this a surprise move by the Vietnamese team? What do you think about Thailand's second goal?
I want to talk about Thailand's goal first. It was not fair play, not a proper goal. Anyway, we won.
We prepared a plan with many different options. Tuan Hai did not have many opportunities in this tournament, but he is a good player. I believe Tuan Hai can do many things in this match. Luckily, he did.
Tuan Hai made his mark in 2 goals of the Vietnam team.
10 years ago, I quit football. During those 10 years, I never thought I would be here.
It was like a dream. When I came back, I just wanted to do something. All I could say was to give it my all, with passion, effort and success will come.
Coach Kim Sang-sik entered the press conference room. Nguyen Dinh Trieu - the tournament's best goalkeeper - also attended.
- What did you convey to your students?
They did very well, together. We lost but then tried to come back.
I thank them for their hard work throughout the tournament. I thank the fans for their support. We will help Thai football continue to move forward.
For the first time, the Thai team lost both legs of the AFF Cup final.
- How many players in this squad will be called up to the Thai national team next time?
We have 4-5 good quality players, in addition there are many good quality U23 players in Thai League 2 and Thai League 3, I will call them up.
- What do you think about the second goal, was it an ugly goal? Should the Thai team have let Vietnam score again?
That was a beautiful goal.
Weerathep Pomphan's red card puts Thailand at a disadvantage.
- Thailand could not defend the AFF Cup 2024 championship, what is the plan after this tournament?
Thailand cannot win the tournament for five years, we have many young players who are very good for the future. The Vietnamese team played better and deserved to win.
The Thai players made mistakes in the first minutes of the match, and those moments changed the game. We cannot afford to repeat this mistake.
Vietnam team won
Vietnam team defeated Thailand, won AFF Cup 2024.
The Vietnamese team defeated Thailand 3-2 in the second leg of the final (5-3 on aggregate).
Pham Tuan Hai only needed 8 minutes to score the opening goal. The early loss forced the Thai team to step up their attack.
The Vietnamese team defended tightly and gave no chance to their opponents. However, just one mistake and the Vietnamese team conceded a goal.
Vietnam team wins AFF Cup 2024.
The second half was dramatic. The heat of the match was pushed up when the Thai team scored an unfair goal.
The home team paid the price for their foul play. Midfielder Weerathep Pomphan received a second yellow card and was sent off. Not long after, Vietnam took the lead through an own goal by Pansa Hemviboon.
Thailand tried their best to attack but to no avail. Not only that, in the last minute of the match, when the opposing goalkeeper attacked and left the goal open, Nguyen Hai Long took advantage of the opportunity to score the final goal.
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