The match ended. The Thai team came from behind to win 4-2 against Singapore, thereby officially winning a ticket to the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with one match early as the top of Group A.
Minute 90+15: Goal!!! Suphanat created a great assist with an accurate cross for Teerasak to score, bringing the 4th goal for Thailand.
Minute 90+12: Missed!!! A great chance to equalize but player number 11 on the Singapore side did not handle the ball well.
Minute 90+3: Goal!!! Peeradon Chamratsamee put the ball into the Singapore net, the linesman raised his hand to signal offside but after consulting VAR, the referee awarded the goal to the Thai team. The score is 3-2 for the team from the Golden Temple.
The second half has 10 minutes of injury time.
Minute 89: The Thai defender failed to clear the ball well right in front of the penalty area, but fortunately the Singapore striker also handled the ball clumsily, causing the opportunity to pass.
Minute 84: Thailand is still attacking with the hope of scoring more goals. They want to quickly finish off this opponent to secure the top spot in the group.
Minute 70: Hemviboon, while supporting the attack, had a chance to head the ball into the Singapore net. Before that, the Singapore goalkeeper had pushed the ball out after a shot from another Thai player. After checking VAR, the referee did not recognize Thailand's goal.
Minute 56: Another shot from Patrik at close range but the ball went wide of the goal.
Minute 53: Goal!!! Than Lan equalized the score. Yodsangwal crossed the ball just in time for Suphanat to head the ball into the dead corner, helping the away team bring the match back to the starting line.
Minute 46: Second half begins.
End of first half. Singapore temporarily leads Thailand with a score of 1-2.
Minute 45+2: Goal!!! Thailand shortened the score from Patrik's close-range goal. Before that was a quick counter-attack and beautiful coordination from the away team.
Minute 39: Missed again!!! Patrik Gustavsso had a very quality cross for Weidersjoe to head in the 5m50 area but the ball unfortunately went over the bar.
Minute 34: Goal!!! Singapore raised the score to 2-0. Faris Ramli dribbled skillfully and handled the ball with class before swinging his leg to finish from outside the penalty area, scoring a masterpiece into the Thai net.
Minute 31: Thailand is still trying to find an equalizer in the first half but the home team is defending tightly.
Minute 23: No!!! Suphanat fell right before the goal line. He had a chance to shoot close to the goal after a cross from his teammate but failed. After checking VAR, the referee determined that there was no fault on the part of the Singapore defender.
Minute 18: Missed!!! Suphanat was not confident enough to pull the ball back one more time before shooting diagonally. The Singapore defender was able to clear the ball right before the goal line.
Minute 10: Goal!!! Singapore unexpectedly scores. Shawal Anuar receives a pass from his teammate, he controls the ball neatly and then passes 3 Thai defenders before making a beautiful shot from outside the penalty area.
Minute 6: The match took place at a rather slow pace, Thailand actively probed the opponent.
19:31: The match begins.
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Pre-match information
At home, the Singapore team will host the Thai team in the fourth match of Group A - ASEAN Cup (formerly known as AFF Cup) 2024.
Currently, both teams have 6 points, but the "War Elephants" are ranked higher due to a better goal difference (+11 compared to +4). Therefore, the result of this match will determine the top spot in the table.
Thailand has a chance to enter the semi-finals one round early with the top spot in Group A if they defeat Singapore in this match. Therefore, coach Masatada Ishii and his players are determined to win convincingly to complete the set goal.
If so, they will also easily calculate personnel, and can completely use the second team in the last match of the group stage to save energy for the pillars heading to the semi-finals.
On the other side of the battle line, the Singapore team, although not having the advantage like Thailand, still has the right to decide on the ticket to the next round. The team of the Lion Island needs to defeat the opponent to have one hand on the knockout round.
However, this is a difficult challenge for Tsutomu Ogura's team because Singapore's squad and expertise are hard to compare with Thailand's. Therefore, they will have to try much harder if they want to get good results.