Thailand wins its 7th AFF Cup (Sports News) – After a tense filled two-legged final, Thailand successfully defended their crown in the Mitsubishi Electric Cup. They defeated two-time champions Vietnam 3-2 on aggregate, as they were crowned champions of Southeast Asia for a record seventh time, clear of nearest rival Singapore’s four titles. This, after captain Theerathorn Bunmathan scored the second leg’s lone goal on 24 minutes following an aggressive drive.
Thailand wins its 7th AFF Cup – Recap
The match, witnessed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, saw the War Elephants taking control of the match, with Theerathron and Peeradol Chamrasamee controlling the centre pitch. Meanwhile, the visiting Golden Star Warriors were on the chasing end, unable to get to their Hanoi leg form without their home crowd from the first leg.
The goal was the satisfying product of a build-up , wherein Adisak Kraisorn set up Theerathorn for the touch and brilliant strike into the bottom corner from 24 metres. The goal sent the Thammasat crowd into a frenzy, while also shocking the Vietnamese and sending them into panic as the half concluded.
Thailand wins its 7th AFF Cup – Bittersweet Moment for Polking
Despite their domination, the Elephants were cut down to 10 men in stoppage time, as Peeradol received a second yellow card. Nevertheless, Mano Polking’s side held on, as the Viets were unable to stop the hosts from lifting the trophy for the second straight AFF competition in just a year.
Polking, the Brazilian-German boss of the back-to-back winning squad, admitted that his side’s game was not “beautiful.” Nevertheless, he lauded the Thais’ professionalism. “All credit to the players—they did a fanstastic job,” said the 46-year old.
Thailand wins its 7th AFF Cup – Park Hang-seo’s Swan Song
The final 2nd leg also happened to be the last match of Park Hang-seo as head coach of Vietnam. During his tenure as coach, the Korean has collected various honours including leading Vietnam to the AFF Championship title in 2018, two gold medals in the SEA Games, and bringing the Golden Star Warriors to the third round of the 2012 World Cup Qualifiers. The 65-year old coach also helped Vietnam achieve their highest ranking as top 100 of FIFA.
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