U23 Thailand ranked behind U23 Cambodia

U23 Thailand faced U23 Myanmar on the opening day of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship. The home team quickly took control of the game and put U23 Myanmar in a difficult position. In the 21st minute, Phodchara easily finished in the penalty area to open the score for U23 Thailand after a smart pass from his teammate.

Thailand U23 was the better team. On the other hand, this was a match in which Myanmar U23 played very unfocused. Their defense kept making mistakes and the second goal was inevitable. In the 32nd minute, Hei Soe foolishly lost the ball in front of the penalty area. Immediately, Chukid appeared and fired a beautiful long-range shot to increase the score to 2-0.

U23 Thailand beat U23 Myanmar.

This gap is safe for the home team based on the game situation on the field. U23 Thailand continued to pressure the opponent in the second half and did not give U23 Myanmar a chance to attack.

Occasionally, coach Michael Feichtenbeiner's players still had chances, but that was not enough to narrow the gap. In the 86th minute, Yotsakon scored from the penalty spot to seal a 3-0 victory for U23 Thailand.

In the early match of Group A, U23 Brunei was too weak compared to U23 Cambodia. In the 5th minute, Rotana jumped high to head the ball to open the score for the team from the land of pagodas. In the first half, U23 Cambodia scored another goal when goalkeeper Syafiq made a mistake and pushed the ball into his own net.

In the second half, U23 Cambodia continued to show their superiority. In the 50th minute, Rotana completed a double to help his team lead the opponent by 3 goals. In the last 20 minutes of the match, U23 Cambodia scored 2 more goals to seal a sweet 5-0 victory on the opening day.

With this result, U23 Cambodia is the leading team in Group A, ranked above U23 Thailand due to better sub-index.

U23 Southeast Asia Results

U23 Thailand 3-0 U23 Myanmar

U23 Cambodia 5-0 U23 Brunei

Mai Phuong

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