“Thailand wants to win both remaining matches in AFF Cup 2024”
In this match, the Thai team won 3-1 against the Philippines in 120 minutes of play (90 minutes of official time and 30 minutes of extra time). Defeating the Philippines with a total score of 4-3 after 2 matches, the team from the land of the Golden Temple officially won tickets to the final of the AFF Cup 2024, facing a charming opponent, the Vietnamese team.
After the match, coach Masatada Ishii shared: “The important key to today’s victory is that all the players tried their best during the 120 minutes of play, along with enthusiastic cheers from the fans.” From here until the upcoming final, we only have 2 days of rest. We understand that some players are injured, which is unfortunate, but Thailand will try their best remaining amount”.
Coach Ishii wants the Thai team to win both finals (first and second leg).
“Regarding the plan for the final against Vietnam, I will come up with a plan for each match. Starting with the away match, then go back to preparing for the home match. Before the tournament starts , I told the players that we will win all 8 matches, but now we cannot do that, therefore, we want to win the remaining 2 matches and win the championship AFF Cup 2024,” the Japanese coach said more.
Highlight Thailand 3-1 Philippines – Semi-final second leg of ASEAN MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Cup 2024
When and where will the AFF Cup 2024 final take place?
The AFF Cup 2024 final also has 2 matches, away and return. The first leg of the final will take place at 20:00 on January 2, 2025, when the Vietnamese team welcomes Thailand at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho). The second leg of the final will take place at 8:00 p.m. on January 5, 2025, when coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will be guests at Rajamangala Stadium.
Tien Linh faced the Thai player in September 2024
What did the Philippine coach say?
Philippine team head coach Albert Capellas shared with regret: “First of all, I want to congratulate the Thai team for reaching the final. Second, I am proud of my players. The Philippine team competed. Well, even though it was difficult as a guest at Thailand’s home field, we fought for the full 90 minutes and continued to work hard in extra time. The players still fought hard even though they were very tired tired”.
“The Philippine team tried a lot to practice and had many opportunities in the semi-finals, but unfortunately we could not take advantage of them. I think the semi-final second leg was quite balanced and there were times when we I played better. We will be strong after this match. I’m happy that Philippines can advance to the semi-finals, it’s a great experience for the players with the Philippines’ journey. I see a bright future ahead, especially next year, when we will continue to improve our expertise,” Mr. Albert Capellas affirmed.
At the AFF Cup 2024, the Philippine team left a strong impression. Albert Capellas’s team took the lead, forcing Vietnam to struggle to a 1-1 draw. They beat Indonesia in the group stage to win tickets to advance to the semi-finals of AFF Cup 2024. In the first leg of the semi-final at Rizal Memorial home field, the Philippine team caused a big shock when they won 2-1 against Thailand. This is the first time in 52 years (since 1972) that the Philippines has defeated Thailand in an official match. In the second leg of the semi-finals, the Philippines also played well and if they were luckier, they could have eliminated Thailand within 90 minutes of official competition.
Winning over the Philippines, Thailand faced Vietnam in the final of the ASEAN Championship
Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 is shown live and completely on FPT Play, at: http://fptplay.vn
