Minute 79: Goal!!! From a pass from his teammate, Banatao shook his head dangerously into the Thai net, shortening the score to 1-2 for the Philippines.
Minute 74: Goal!!! U23 Thailand doubled the gap. The Golden Temple team took advantage of the opponent's mistake to coordinate in the penalty area before Siraphop shot diagonally into the goal.
Minute 65: U23 Thailand continuously put pressure on the opponent's goal with attacks on the left wing and some set-pieces.
Minute 55: No goal!!! There was no second goal for U23 Thailand. Pattarapon headed the ball into the Philippines' goal but goalkeeper Nicholas Guimaraes made an excellent save.
Minute 50: A shot by the U23 Philippines hit the Thai goalkeeper. The Philippine players thought the ball had touched the opponent's hand, but there was no VAR in this match.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. U23 Thailand temporarily leads U23 Philippines with a score of 1-0.
The first half has 2 minutes of extra time.
Minute 44: U23 Philippines is still trying in the final minutes of the first half, while Thailand actively defends tightly before the break.
Minute 35: Another very strong shot by U23 Thailand but the shot angle was not too favorable. Recently, the team from the land of the Golden Temple has regained control of the game with very good coordination situations.
Minute 29: Goal!!!U23 Thailand opened the score.From a free kick close to the sideline, Phanthamit chose a very good position to run up and cushion the ball beautifully from close range.
Minute 25: Quite dangerous!!!The two Thai players coordinated very well before finishing diagonally.Luckily, the Philippines crossed the goal out.
Minute 20: No goal!!! From a cross from his teammate into the penalty area and touching the opponent's foot, Siraphop quickly shot but the ball missed the post.
Minute 14: In the past few minutes, it was surprising that U23 Philippines were the ones who controlled the game better to launch the attack and had launched 2 shots.Meanwhile, U23 Thailand only had 10% possession and had no shots.
Minute 6: Except for a not-so-dangerous penalty area intrusion by the Philippines at the beginning of the match, the two teams are still playing quite cautiously.
20:00: The match begins.
Starting lineup
Pre-match information
The third-place match of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship is a confrontation between Thailand U23 and the Philippines U23 - two teams that have just experienced unfortunate defeats in the semi-finals. This is the last chance for both to end the tournament in an honorable position.
In the semi-finals, U23 Philippines surprised everyone when they opened the score against U23 Vietnam. However, they could not maintain their advantage and lost 1-2, losing their ticket to the final.
Meanwhile, U23 Thailand also had a forgettable performance. Leading Indonesia U23, the Golden Temple team let their opponent equalize, drag them into extra time and then lost 6-7 in a brain-weighing penalty shootout. This is also Thailand's second consecutive defeat to Indonesia at the U23 level in two years.
In terms of strength Korea, U23 Thailand is still rated higher thanks to their experience and squad depth. However, youth football always has many surprises, U23 Philippines will definitely not give up in the final match.
If they want to get third place in the tournament, U23 Thailand needs to make the most of their opportunities and overcome the mistakes they made in the semi-finals. This will be a test of the mettle of both teams in the journey to build the next generation of players.
