Thai goalkeeper and shocking statistics, the Vietnamese team has reason to regret

Thailand could have lost 3 to 4 goals to Vietnam

“The Vietnamese team was able to finish off the Thai team right at Viet Tri’s home stadium, after almost having a great second half with the excellence of Nguyen Xuan Son”, former Singaporean player and a commentator Rhysh Roshan Rai expressed, after watching the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final on the evening of January 2.

“The second half was very good. Chalermsak Aukkee redeemed himself and that goal helped the Thai team survive to keep hope alive. However, I think the Vietnamese team will be a bit uncomfortable. They could have finished off the opponent right away. match here (at Viet Tri Stadium). Not only Nguyen Xuan Son, most of the Vietnamese players played a great first leg of the final.

However, for neutral fans, the temporary score of 2-1 in favor of the Vietnamese team is great, because we will have another extremely exciting and dramatic next match to watch. At my home field, I think the Thai team will play better,” Rhysh Roshan Rai assessed.

In the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final, according to comments from the regional press as shown in the newspaper The Straits Times (Singapore), the Vietnamese team took the initiative, but the Thai team also played with great determination.

However, the away team’s players were under greater pressure and made many mistakes, especially in defense, allowing striker Nguyen Xuan Son to score twice to help the Vietnamese team take a 2-0 lead. minutes 59 and 73. In the 83rd minute, midfielder Chalermsak Aukkee scored to shorten the score to 1-2, rekindling hope for the Thai team before the return match at 8:00 p.m. on January 5.

The Thai press, as TV reporter Ta Lao also acknowledged: “With Thailand’s defensive mistakes, the Vietnamese team could have scored 3 or 4 goals. If they could do this, it would be a goal.” Compensating for Chalermsak Aukkee’s mistakes is certainly not enough.

However, the Thai team was fortunate to leave Viet Tri Stadium with a 1-2 loss. They will have the opportunity to reverse the situation at Rajamangala’s home stadium, where 47,000 tickets were sold out in just 2 hours. All the drama is still ahead.”

Meanwhile, p GOAL Statistics show that goalkeeper Patiwat Khammai had a total of 7 spectacular saves against “bombardments” of the Thai team’s goal by Vietnamese team strikers, both in the first and second half.

“If it weren’t for Patiwat Khammai’s excellence, the Thai team would have suffered a very heavy loss to the Vietnamese team and would have soon ended all hope. Luckily, they only conceded 2 goals. from the excellence of Nguyen Xuan Son, who now the entire Thai team knows who he is.

With a 1-2 loss, everything is still ahead. But the Thai team must play better than the first leg to have hope. If they cannot stop Nguyen Xuan Son and the Vietnamese team’s spirit is extremely excited, the outcome like the first leg could still happen again,” GOAL website emphasized.