U.23 Thailand beat Philippines, won Southeast Asian bronze medal

Last night, July 28, U.23 Thailand defeated U.23 Philippines with a score of 3-1, winning third place in the 2025 Southeast Asian U.23 tournament.

U.23 Thailand entered the game slower, but...

Rated higher in every aspect than U.23 Philippines, this is a match that U.23 Thailand must win, as a way to show the pride of the region's leading football. But U.23 Philippines was the team that started the game better, even creating an overwhelming game with many situations of rapid ball development. Facing a Thailand that showed signs of fatigue after the intense semi-final match (losing to U.23 Indonesia after the penalty shootout), U.23 Philippines played aggressively in the first half of the first half, but it was quite regrettable that they showed a lack of sharpness in attack and did not know how to convert opportunities.

Siraphop Wandee (number 12) scored the second goal for U.23 Thailand in the victory over U.23 Philippines last night.

PHOTO: DONG NGUYEN KHANG

Then everything went back to normal, Thailand still had superior tactical thinking and was very reasonable in tactics. The U.23 Philippines played more and more without clear strategies. Although the starting lineup did not have the appearance of national player Seksan Ratree, U.23 Thailand still reversed the situation. Once "warmed up", the War Elephants quickly regained control of the game and did not take much time to penetrate the Philippine defense system. Faced with the ability to suddenly accelerate and quickly launch attacks, considered the strongest point of the Golden Temple team, U.23 Philippines could not stand firm. Although U.23 Thailand started the game slowly, they opened the score in the 25th minute after a goal by Phanthamit Praphanth.

The U.23 Thai players were clearly exhausted in the second half but did not have much difficulty in scoring 2 more goals, scored by Siraphop Wandee and Seksan Ratree (entered the field in the 85th minute). The efforts of the U.23 Philippines only helped them score 1 goal thanks to a header by Banatao Bisong. In the end, U.23 Thailand won 3-1 against U.23 Philippines, finishing in third place overall in the regional tournament.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/u23-thai-lan-thang-philippines-gianh-hcd-dong-nam-a-18525072900175568.htm