AFF Cup match schedule today: Exciting Group A, Cambodia shocks Thailand?

Thailand tops the list

The Thai team had a hot “warm up” with a 10-0 victory over Timor Leste. In the next 2 matches, coach Masatada Ishii and his team struggled quite a bit. In the match against Malaysia, “War Elephants” did not play well, there were many times when they were inferior to their opponents and won thanks to goalkeeper Nadzli’s mistake. Coming to the confrontation with Singapore, the Golden Temple team was 2 goals behind, but in the end still successfully came back, winning 4-2 in the end and taking the top spot in the group one round early.

It can be said that the Thai team has many elements of a leading candidate for the championship. In the match against Timor Leste, they showed a spirit of dedication and desire to play. Even though they were many goals ahead of their opponents, Suphanat and his teammates always held the ball to the center of the field to restart the match soon so they could score more goals. The spirit of not giving up and determination was clearly shown in the match against Singapore. Playing away from home, being 2 goals ahead, Thailand still calmly deployed the game, actively passing the ball short, waiting for the opponent to take advantage of the loopholes, not rushing to kick the ball long. Thanks to that, they can swim upstream.

In addition, Thailand’s core team is also playing very well, especially the midfielders and strikers. In the midfield, Weerathep, Worachit, and Peeradol still maintain their level. Strikers like Teerasak, Gustavsson, and Suphanat all have 3 goals. In it, Suphanat appeared too “scary”. He did a good job of stirring up the opponent’s defense, creating and scoring goals. In general, Thailand has a clear playing style, desire, battle prowess, stars to rely on and luck. They completely deserve the top spot in Group A.

Before the final match, all three teams, Singapore, Cambodia and Malaysia, still have a chance to win the second ticket to the semi-finals in Group A. But when the “Angkor Warriors” have to face Thailand, this ticket is most likely only It is also a competition between two former AFF Cup champions. (But who knows, when Thailand has a guaranteed place in the semi-finals, it will be bullied by Cambodia… If Cambodia shocks with a victory, it will bring great excitement to this year’s tournament).

Survival match

Malaysia and Singapore will have a “life and death” match at Bukit Jalil (Kuala Lumpur). With a score advantage, the away team only needs to draw to win tickets to continue.

However, in a corner position, Malaysia will play extremely determined to win. Coach Pau Marti and his team are also playing better with each match. They were disappointing in the first two rounds when they had to work very hard to draw with Cambodia and win against Timor Leste. But in the confrontation with the strongest team in the group, Thailand, the Malaysian team almost transformed. Even though they had to play on Rajamangala Stadium, they still had a good position, causing “War Elephants” to face many difficulties. If they improve the quality of decisive passes, Malaysia will be much more dangerous. Therefore, Singapore needs to be careful.