The match ended. The Philippines team won 2-1 against Thailand in the first leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-finals. This was also the first victory of "The Azkals" against the Golden Temple team in more than 50 years.
Minute 90+5: Goal!!! The Philippines team unexpectedly took the lead 2-1. From a set-piece situation by his teammate, Mariona headed the ball back, then Kike Linares continued to head the ball into the Thai goal.
Minute 90+3: Missed!!! Peeradon handled the ball skillfully before finishing, but the ball missed the post by a hair. There was no second goal for Thailand.
The second half has 5 minutes of injury time.
Minute 82: Akarapong had a bad day when he continued to shoot very poorly even in favorable positions.
Minute 74: Thailand is putting a lot of pressure on the Philippines but the strikers have not been able to take advantage of the opportunity successfully.
Minute 64: Thailand team adjusted personnel. Stars Suphanat and Patrik left the field to make way for Teerasak and Apisit.
Minute 61: Mickelson heads wide in a sloppy play in front of the Philippines goal. The score remains 1-1 for the two teams.
Minute 52: Once again Akaraphong's shot was very bad even though Suphanat had a great cross into the penalty area.
Minute 51: No!!! Santiago Rublico counterattacked but he was too hasty in finishing and the ball went wide of the post.
Minute 47: Missed!!! Two consecutive shots by Suphanat and Supachok hit the crossbar and unfortunately went over the goal.
Minute 46: Second half begins.
The first half ends. The Philippines and Thailand teams are temporarily tied at 1-1.
The first half has 3 minutes of injury time.
Minute 45: Goal!!! Thailand team equalized 1-1. Suphanat organized a quick counter-attack, he passed the ball to Patrik before the striker crossed for Suphanan to score.
Minute 40: What a pity!!! Suphanat still created a breakthrough and accelerated before passing to Akarapong, but this player misjudged the ball's landing spot.
Minute 32: Goalkeeper Quincy Kammeraad has just neatly caught the ball after a cross from a set piece by Weerathep of Thailand. Up to this point, the team from the Golden Temple has only had 2 shots, 1 of which is on target.
Minute 21: Goal!!! The Philippines team opened the scoring. Sandro Reyes skillfully controlled the ball to his strong foot before unleashing a classy shot that beat goalkeeper Patiwat Khammai. Before that, Alex Monis accelerated and assisted his teammate.
Minute 19: Missed!!! Suphanat crossed the ball very accurately for Akarapong in the penalty area to head the ball close to the goal but the Philippine goalkeeper grabbed the ball.
Minute 16: Supachok just created trouble in front of the Philippines team's goal, but could not score for Thailand.
Minute 8: The Thai team has not been able to create any difficulties against the Philippines. Meanwhile, the home team is the one who has 2 dangerous situations approaching the opponent's goal.
20:00: The match begins.
Line-up
Pre-match information
The Philippines team will host Thailand at Rizal Memorial Stadium, in the first leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-finals.
Similar to the Vietnamese team, this is a huge challenge for Suphanat and his teammates when they have to compete on artificial turf.
Basically, the Thai team is rated higher than the Philippines in terms of both strength and expertise. In the group stage, Thailand was the only team to win 12 full points after 4 wins.
Notably, in the match against Singapore, although the opponent led by 2 goals, the "War Elephants" still had the courage to turn the game around with a 4-2 victory.
Coach Ishii has a squad of quality, experienced and energetic players. We can mention Suphanat - the talented young midfielder who made a difference for Thailand in many matches, or some other factors such as Nicolas Mickelson, Patrik Gustavsson, Johnathan Khemdee, Worachit...
On the other side, the Philippines squeezed through a narrow gap to win a ticket to the semi-finals as the second place in Group B. However, the performance of this team is still commendable as they know how to score points against strong opponents like Vietnam and Indonesia.
Although "The Azkals" are not highly rated, playing at home is an advantage for them in this match, especially when the players are familiar with playing on artificial turf.
Coach Albert Capellas and his players are determined to win to maintain the initiative before having to play the second leg on Thailand's field.
