Eliminated from U.20 Asia

On the afternoon of February 17, the U.20 Thai team faced the U.20 Korean team in the second match of Group D - the final round of the 2025 U.20 Asian Cup. In the opening match, the "war elephants" suffered a 0-3 defeat against U.20 Japan. Therefore, the team from the land of the golden pagodas must have at least 1 point against U.20 Korea to have a chance to advance to the next round.

The highly rated U.20 South Korea showed their strength right from the start of the match. The young men of the kimchi land rushed forward to attack, creating suffocating pressure on the defense of U.20 Thailand. In the first 15 minutes of the match, the ball almost only rolled on the field of the Southeast Asian representative.

However, the surprise happened in the first half, when the team that could not control the ball, U.20 Thailand, took the lead. From a quick counter-attack in the 20th minute, his teammate passed the ball to Yotsakon Burapha to run down and decisively finish, defeating the U.20 Korea goalkeeper, helping the "war elephants" open the score.

South Korea made an impressive comeback against Thailand in the second half.

With the lead, U.20 Thailand continued to play deep and defend tightly. On the other side, U.20 Korea was forced to increase the pressure. In the 32nd minute, a goal appeared to bring the match back to the starting line. After a corner kick on the left wing, Yoon Do-yong seized the opportunity to tap the ball into the goal to equalize 1-1 U.20 Korea.

U.20 Korea had an impressive comeback against U.20 Thailand

The match became more exciting when U.20 Thailand started to play an open game with U.20 Korea. Both teams created situations that threatened the opponent's goal. In which, the Korean team had clear opportunities to increase the score, but the U.20 Thailand goalkeeper played too well to save the goal in the last part of the first half. The match entered the break with the score tied 1-1.

In the second half, U.20 Korea was still the dominant team and completely took the initiative on the field. The team from the land of kimchi still took advantage of their strengths, which were quick attacks on both wings and then high crosses inside. Also from a similar situation, U.20 Korea scored a goal to take the lead 2-1.

In the 59th minute, Park Seung-soo dribbled well on the left wing and crossed into the penalty area for Kim Tae-won to jump high and head the ball to score. In the 86th minute, also from a high cross from the right wing, Kim Tae-won finished with his head to raise the score to 3-1 for U.20 Korea. In the 89th minute, Park Seung-soo accelerated after a delicate pass from his teammate and finished coolly to seal the victory with a score of 4-1 for U.20 Korea.

With two consecutive losses, U.20 Thailand officially stopped at the 2025 U.20 Asian Cup. In the final match of Group D, the "war elephants" faced U.20 Syria.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thai-lan-bat-ngo-dan-truoc-han-quoc-nhung-nhan-cai-ket-dang-bi-loai-khoi-u20-chau-a-18525021718142859.htm