Compared to the previous match against Chinese Taipei, coach Mano Polking’s Thailand had many changes in the squad.
Veteran goalkeeper Chatchai Budprom appeared from the start. Tall Swedish-born centre-back pair Elias Dolah (1m96) and Chalermsak Aukkee (1m86) also played, supporting them were Norwegian-born right-back Nicholas Mickelson (1m87) and left-back Peerapat Notchaiya.
In midfield Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul takes the place of experienced player Thitiphan Puangchan playing alongside Sarach Yooyen.
There are only tons The Thai team’s attack remains unchanged. The two midfielders playing in Japan, Chanathip Songkrasin and Supachok Sarachat, support famous striker Teerasil Dangda.
Compared to Vietnam team against Hong Kong (China) on June 15, coach Mano Polking’s Thai team played more proactively Absolutely. Even though Thailand only beat Hong Kong with a close 1-0 margin like the Vietnamese team, it feels like Thailand’s victory is more certain.
The Golden Temple team created more opportunities Absolutely. The fact that they did not take full advantage of the opportunities was simply because this was a friendly match, the Thai strikers did not seem to want to try harder in situations where they could completely use their strength to reach the ball. They do not try in such situations to avoid injury.
On the other end of the field, Hong Kong, despite having home advantage, cannot create too many dangerous opportunities to stop the goal. become a Thai team like Hong Kong did against the team Vietnam national team on June 15 in Lach Tray Stadium.
The only goal in this match was scored by veteran striker Teerasil Dangda on the Thai side after the star of football The land of the Golden Temple had a very quick opportunity and finished neatly in the 63rd minute after a pass from midfielder Channarong Promsrikaew.
In the end, Thailand won 1-0 against Hong Kong. This is a win that helps coach Mano Polking relieve some of the pressure after Thailand’s disappointing 2-2 draw with Chinese Taipei on June 16.
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