In this match, although U.22 Thailand did not have much possession of the ball, their attacks were more methodical and coherent with a 3-4-3 tactical formation thanks to the coordination of the attacking "trio" Teerasak Poeiphimai, Channarong Promsrikaew and Purachet Thodsanit.
After a goalless first half, coach Issara Sritaro's personnel changes paid off. Two young strikers, Anan Yodsangwal (21 years old) and Yotsakorn Burapha (17 years old), came on as substitutes and scored in the 71st and 83rd minutes respectively to bring the young "War Elephants" a 2-0 victory. With this victory, U.22 Thailand and U.22 Vietnam lead Group B with 6 points each and an equal goal difference (5/1).
U.22 Thailand has a wide open door to the semi-finals in Group B.
The performance against U.22 Malaysia shows that the young "War Elephants" will still be a strong candidate in the race for the gold medal in men's football at the SEA Games this time. Coach Issara Sritaro has a team of young players with depth based on the framework of experienced stars such as captain Airfan Doloh, Channarong Promsrikaew, Jakkapong Sanmahung and Teerasak Poeiphimai, who participated in the 31st SEA Games (losing to U.23 Vietnam in the final).
More importantly, most of the U.22 Thailand players know each other quite well because they used to play together in the U.17 and U.19 teams of this country. The U.22 Thailand squad will be even stronger in the upcoming matches when the two pillars, central defender Jonathan Khemdee and midfielder Settasit Suvannaseat, join the team late on May 7 and 8. The young "War Elephants" have a great chance to win a ticket to the semi-finals if they defeat U.22 Laos on May 8. Also in this match, U.22 Malaysia (3 points after 2 matches) will have to fight U.22 Vietnam to maintain their hope of competing for a ticket to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, coach Philippe Troussier's team, if they defeat U.22 Malaysia, will secure a ticket to the semi-finals even though they will face U.22 Thailand in the final match on May 11.
In the match in Group B yesterday, U.22 Laos and U.22 Singapore drew 0-0 and were both eliminated early due to having 1 point after 3 matches.
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