Miguel Rodrigo said the Thai national team showed unity, allowing them to come back and defeat Cuba and advance to the last 16 of the 2024 Futsal World Cup.
2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Match 2, Group B, at Bukhara Universal Sports Complex, Uzbekistan, Thailand, ranked 9th in the world, meets Cuba, ranked 78th in the world.
In the first half, the Thai team took the lead in the 4th minute from Christian Valiente. Then, Thailand scored 3 goals in a row from Kritsana Aransanlak in the 5th minute, Ronachai Jungwongsuk in the 12th minute, and Suphawit Theunklang in the 14th minute. However, Cuba scored 2 more goals, making the first half end in a 3-3 draw.
In the second half, the Thai team scored another 7 goals from Suphawit Theunklang in the 26th minute, Itticha Prapaphan scored 2 goals in the 28th and 29th minutes, Muhammad Usman Musa scored 2 goals in the 30th and 36th minutes, Apiwat Chaemcharoen in the 31st minute, and Sarawut Phalapruek in the 38th minute.
Cuba scored two more goals, ending the game wit
h Thailand defeating Cuba 10-5, allowing Thailand to successfully advance to the last 16, although there is still one match left after winning two straight matches, giving them 6 points, while Cuba lost two straight matches.
In this game, Thai footballer Muhammad Usman Musa won the Player Of The March award after scoring 2 goals, saying that
it was not an easy game on the Futsal World Cup stage. Cuba also prepared a team to fight with us. There may have been mistakes in the first half, but we came back together with our strength. I am glad to have made it to the last 16 teams and no matter who we meet, we will definitely give it our all.
Miguel Rodrigo, head coach of the Thai national futsal team, said after the game that he was happy that the team came back to win in the second half because Cuba is not an opponent that we can underestimate. In this game, the team showed unity, gathered strength, and showed their full abilities until winning. Now we have 6 full points, very happy because we have advanced t
o the next round.
For the next game, the Thai team will meet Brazil on September 20 at 7:30 p.m. Thailand time. They will compete for the group championship.
Source: Thai News Agency