Unbelievable: Supachok’s ‘dirty’ goal leads the list of most beautiful goals

Supachok does not play well

In the final leg of the AFF Cup 2024, Supachok Sarachat scored a goal to increase the score to 2-1 for Thailand in the 64th minute. However, this goal caused controversy due to the lack of fair-play spirit. Before that, the Vietnamese team threw the ball out to support an injured teammate, but when Thailand threw it back, instead of returning the ball, Supachok shot straight into the goal.

Currently, on the AFF Cup 2024 homepage, Supachok’s goal is leading the poll for “Best goal in the final second leg” with 53.39% of the votes, surpassing Nguyen Hai’s goal from midfield. Long (40.85%). Notably, many Vietnamese fans voted for Supachok as a form of irony for his lack of fair play.

On January 6, Supachok explained on his personal page that he was not aware of the need to return the ball and was uncertain about the Vietnamese player’s injury status. However, this explanation did not alleviate criticism from fans.

This incident has sparked many debates about the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play in Southeast Asian football. Although Supachok’s goal was highly appreciated for its technique, the way it was scored disappointed many fans and questioned his playing ethics.

Supachok’s goal was scored in the 64th minute, from a throw-in situation after Vietnam goalkeeper Dinh Trieu proactively cleared the ball because a home team player was injured earlier. Instead of returning the ball like most players do, Supachok received the ball from his teammate and then fired a long-range shot into Vietnam’s net to increase the score to 2-1, in the surprise of the entire audience watching the match. .

This goal immediately received intense criticism and was considered “unsportsmanlike”. On his Instagram account, midfielder Supachok Sarachat officially spoke about his goal. He affirmed that he has never lacked sportsmanship. Supachok said that at that time, the score was 1-1 and Thailand needed to attack to equalize the gap over two matches. Right before Dinh Trieu threw the ball out of bounds, Supachok was fouled in the middle of the field and was upset when the referee did not blow a penalty against the Vietnamese player.

The Thai midfielder wrote: “After the ball went out, I went to complain to the referee about being fouled, asking him to consult VAR. At that time, we needed to put strong pressure on Vietnam. I did. not concentrating and not caring how the ball went out because he was busy talking to the referee in an angry state.”

After the ball was brought back, with his instincts and the noisy sound on the field, he decided to finish in a split second because he thought Thailand was attacking. Supachok said that when he saw the Vietnamese player rushing to protest, he was confused because he didn’t know what he was doing wrong.

“I tried to explain to them that I didn’t know what happened before because I was angry with the referee’s decision,” Supachok wrote.