Southeast Asian press praised the Vietnamese team for their brave performance against Thailand to bring home the 2024 ASEAN Cup championship.
Vietnam team made regional press admire when winning the 2024 ASEAN Cup
The Vietnamese team overcame many difficulties to win 3-2 against Thailand in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final on the evening of January 5.
Coach Kim Sang Sik’s team opened the score thanks to Tuan Hai in the 8th minute. Then, Ben Davis (minute 28) and Supachok (minute 64) scored in turn to bring Thailand back to the lead 2-1.
But Pansa Hemviboon’s own goal (82nd minute) and Hai Long’s 3-2 winning goal (90+20th minute) helped Vietnam win the championship. It is worth mentioning that the away team had to face many difficulties.
First was the horrific injury of striker Nguyen Xuan Son in the first half. Then in the second half, they were shot into the net by Supachok in an unfair play. The Thai player did not return the ball but took advantage of not being marked to score from a distance to increase the score to 2-1.
After the match, the regional press praised the victory of the Vietnamese team. The Indonesian newspaper Akurat headlined: “Vietnam makes Thailand lose face at Rajamangala to win the 2024 ASEAN Cup “.
The newspaper commented that the second leg of the final was “extremely exciting and well-deserved”. One paragraph also questioned Supachok’s controversial goal. Another paragraph criticized midfielder Weerathep Pomphan for playing too enthusiastically and receiving a red card.
OkeZone called Vietnam’s victory well-deserved, and praised coach Kim Sang Sik for using Tuan Hai, who contributed to 2 of the 3 goals.
The world’s major news agency Reuters also reported on this match. “Pansa’s own goal and Nguyen Hai Long’s late goal helped Vietnam get sweet revenge after losing to Thailand in the 2022 AFF Cup final,” the article said.
Meanwhile, Thai newspapers such as SiamSport, Khaosod, Matichon … expressed sadness at the defeat at home. However, these newspapers did not go into detail about Supachok’s controversial goal.
