On the evening of December 12, the second round of Group B of the ASEAN Cup 2024 took place with 2 pairs of matches.
Despite playing at home, the Indonesian team faced many difficulties against a confident Laos team. The audience witnessed 4 consecutive goals within 10 minutes, divided equally between the two teams.
Taking advantage of a mistake by the Indonesian defense, Panyavong opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Kadek Arel equalized 1-1 in the 12th minute, but just one minute later, Phommathep helped Laos take the lead again 2-1. In the 18th minute, captain Ferarri equalized 2-2 for Indonesia.
In the second half, Indonesia had to play with one less player when Marselino Ferdinan received a red card for a rough foul. Surprisingly, they still took the lead 3-2 when Ferrari headed home from a set piece. However, Phanthavong immediately equalized 3-3 for Laos with a close-range finish in the 72nd minute.
This is also the final score of this match.
The remaining match between the Philippines and Myanmar ended in a 1-1 draw. In the 25th minute, Maung Maung Lwin created a beautiful curve from a direct free kick to open the score for Myanmar. But Kristensen was the one who scored from the 11m mark, keeping 1 point for the Philippines.
With this result, Indonesia temporarily took the lead in Group B with 4 points but played 1 more match than Vietnam (3 points).
The Philippines team ranked 3rd with 1 point and only played 1 match. Meanwhile, Myanmar (-1 goal difference) and Laos (-3 goal difference) shared 4th and 5th place respectively.
