U22 Thailand lost to U22 Vietnam in the gold medal match of the 33rd SEA Games men's football tournament right at Rajamangala Stadium.
The home team had a 2-goal advantage early but was held to a 2-goal lead by coach Kim Sang-sik's team in the second half, and scored the winning goal to seal a 3-2 victory in the first extra time.
After losing to U22 Vietnam and missing out on the gold medal, Thai football expert Buranit Rattanawichien expressed optimism and said that U22 Thailand should not be pessimistic because the SEA Games are just a regional playground, and the winning or losing should not be too important.
U22 Thailand completely controlled the first half with 2 goals thanks to Yotsakon and Ratree. This was an easy match for U22 Thailand when U22 Vietnam did not create any much pressure, even almost suffering the match for the first 45 minutes.
But everything completely collapsed for Thailand U22 in the second half. Everything changed unexpectedly when U22 Vietnam soon scored a goal to shorten the score on the 11m mark. After that, U22 Thailand was under a lot of pressure, no longer confident in playing football and led to an own goal to help U22 Vietnam equalize 2-2. At this time, I even think about the possibility that U22 Thailand will lose after 90 minutes of play., expert Buranit Rattanawichien analyzed in the Thai sports newspaper.
However, this expert also emphasized that the loss to U22 Vietnam in the 33rd SEA Games final did not reflect the weakness of Thai football.
Dont be too pessimistic and take winning or losing seriously, because the SEA Games are just a regional playground, Buranit Rattanawichien emphasized.
