Close-up of Thailand's controversial goal against the Philippines

Thailand's opening goal against the Philippines sparked controversy as many believed the ball had crossed the line before Seksan passed the ball to his teammate to score.

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The Thai team took full advantage of their home field advantage at Rajamangala to put pressure on the Philippines and score the opening goal in the second leg of the 2024 AFF Cup semi-final.

In the 38th minute, Seksan tried to escape and then made a pass inside, the ball hit the Philippine defender's leg but Peeradon promptly finished the ball into the visitors' net.

This goal helped the reigning Southeast Asian champions level the score at 2-2 after two semi-final matches.

However, this goal caused controversy on social media when many people thought that the ball had gone out of bounds before Seksan passed the ball to his teammate.

Images from a later angle also showed the ball appeared to have gone out of bounds.

Some social media users even said that Thailand's goal was similar to Japan's goal against Spain in the 2022 World Cup group stage.

However, the goal was recognized and Thailand leveled the results after two matches to have a good psychological advantage in the match with the Philippines./.

Source: https://baodaknong.vn/can-canh-ban-thang-gay-tranh-cai-cua-thai-lan-vao-luoi-philippines-238545.html