Masatada Ishii, head coach of the Thai national team, was pleased with the performance of the War Elephants who defeated Vietnam 2-1 at home in the LP BANK CUP 2024 football tournament.
Special football tournament LP BANK CUP 2024, Thailand national team, ranked 101st in the world, played against Vietnam, ranked 115th in the world, at My Dinh Stadium yesterday (10 Sept.)
The Thai national team has a new attacking line, led by Supanat Mueanta, Ekanit Panya, Kraiwut Thasa and Patrick Gustafsson.
In the 22nd minute of this game, Vietnam took the lead 1-0 when Nguyen Tien Linh, the talented forward, received a long ball and shot it in. However, 5 minutes later, when Patrick Gustavsson headed the ball to Supanat Mueanta, he headed it in to make it 1-1 for the Thai national team.
In the 40th minute, the Thai national team took the lead when Nicholas Mickelson got the ball to Patrick Gustafsson who had a chance to break through and shoot twice, giving the Thai national team a 2-1 lead. This was Gustafsson’s fir
st goal for the senior national team.
In the 45+3 minute of injury time, Vietnam had a chance to equalize. Nguyen Quang Hai shot with his left foot in the penalty area, but the ball was saved by Patiwat Khammai. At the end of the first half, Thailand led Vietnam 2-1.
In the second half, in the 86th minute, Vietnam had a chance to equalize. Nguyen Tuan Anh shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hit the crossbar before Nguyen Tien Linh headed the ball in the penalty area. The ball went into Patiwat Khammai’s hands.
The game ended with the Thai national team defeating Vietnam 2-1.
After this, the Thai national team will have the next program in the 50th King’s Cup football tournament in Songkhla on FIFA Day in October between 11-14 October 67.
Masatada Ishii, head coach of the Thai national team, gave an interview after the game that Vietnam played a fast attacking game at the beginning of the game, causing us to concede a goal first. After that, we adjusted to play in the style of our team that we ha
d practiced until we were able to score a goal back. All the players were able to do as expected. I think everyone was able to do as expected from watching their form with the club.
Source: Thai News Agency