After the match on December 17, the situation of the men's futsal rankings at the 33rd SEA Games has gradually taken shape. The Thai futsal team is dominating the medal race, while the Vietnamese team is temporarily in third place and still has a chance to compete.
With 2 wins, scoring 10 goals and conceding only 1, the Thai futsal team leads the group with 6 points and a goal difference of +9. The home team showed their superior strength, thereby taking a big advantage in the race for gold medals.
Following is the Indonesian futsal team. The team from the archipelago has only played 1 match but has won all 3 points, scored 5 goals and only conceded 1 goal, achieving a goal difference of +4. Indonesia is currently in second place and is considered a direct competitor to Thailand.
The Vietnam futsal team is temporarily in third place with 3 points after 2 matches. Coach Diego Giustozzi and his team had 1 win and 1 loss, scoring 3 goals but conceding 4 goals, goal difference -1. The 1-0 victory over Indonesia in the most recent match helped the Vietnamese team maintain their hope of competing for medals at the 33rd SEA Games.
In fourth place is the Malaysian futsal team, also with 3 points after 2 matches but behind Vietnam due to a poor goal difference (4). Meanwhile, the Myanmar futsal team has not had any points after 1 match, scored 1 goal and conceded 8 goals, ranking at the bottom of the table.
According to the competition format, the positions on the rankings will directly decide the medal color of the teams. With the current situation, the competition for leading positions still has many fluctuations, especially between Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia in the next matches.
The Vietnam futsal team is expected to improve their goal difference and make good use of the remaining matches to aim for a medal at the 33rd SEA Games.
