U17 Thailand entered a decisive match against U17 Laos in a context where they were forced to win to nurture hopes of going further. However, the representative of the Land of the Golden Temple could not complete the goal.
U17 Thailand had a favorable start when Viphusit opened the score in the 15th minute with a beautiful finish from outside the penalty area. The goal helped this team play more proactively in the rest of the first half.
In the second half, the match was exciting with a two-way match. In the 54th minute, Anoulak scored the equalizer 1-1 for U17 Laos from a free kick situation. Just over 10 minutes later, Kouakou took advantage of the opponent's goalkeeper's mistake to put U17 Thailand ahead 2-1.
However, a turning point occurred in the final minutes of the match when the U17 Thailand defense continuously made mistakes. Sisombat scored 2 goals in the 72nd and 77th minutes, helping U17 Laos come back to win 3-2 overall.
This victory helped U17 Laos finish the group stage at the top of Group B and win a ticket to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the defeat caused U17 Thailand to stop early from the group stage.
Before the final match, the situation in Group B was quite tense when U17 Laos and U17 Myanmar both had an advantage in points compared to U17 Thailand. The Thai representative not only needed to win but also had to wait for favorable results from the remaining match to have a chance to advance.
The inability to maintain the lead has caused U17 Thailand to lose their right to self-determination and have to accept being eliminated early in this year's tournament.
