* Comment before the match
Having to play on an artificial field will be a big difficulty for the Thai team. Because since the beginning of the AFF Cup 2024, they have played on this field for the first time. Even the Vietnamese team struggled to get a point to leave Rizal Memorial, although during the training trip in Korea before the tournament, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team also practiced and played a lot of friendlies on the artificial grass field. create.
The Philippine team is showing what a tough opponent it is. They did not catch up well with the AFF Cup 2024 when they had 2 consecutive draws with Myanmar and Laos, but they played better with each match and held the Vietnamese team to a draw and defeated Indonesia to win tickets to the semi-finals. Attacking stars like Reyes and Gayoso also played impressively with their speed and technical strengths. They promise to cause many difficulties for experienced but older, rather slow central defenders like Suphanan, Pansa…
The Thai team has the strongest attack at AFF Cup 2024 with 18 goals
Coach Albert Capellas’s team has many advantages. However, in terms of class, the Thai team is still considered completely superior. Not only that, “War Elephant” has the additional services of Ekanit Panya and Supachok Sarachat, two high-class stars with experience playing in J-League 1, the highest tournament in Japan. In addition, young Thai player Benjamin Davis has also returned from injury and is ready to play.
The Philippine team (blue shirt) is ready to surprise
The “cannons” of the Thai team in attack are also “red barrels”. They have 3 players who scored 3 goals: Suphanat Mueanta, Teerasak Poeiphimai, Patrik Gustavsson. The 3 players who scored 2 goals were Akarapong Pumwisat, Seksan Ratree and Ben Davis. In particular, Suphanat also had 4 more assists. He shows the true class of a player who has played in Europe, trained with Leicester City (England) and will always be the concern of every defender facing the Thai team. Locking down Suphanat is also a key to the success of the Philippine team. But can they do it? And will the Thai team “answer” their great rival Vietnam? The answer will be available after the match.
