This is the statement that many newspapers in Thailand made after both men’s and women’s football finals at the 31st SEA Games were a competition between the national team and the national team. Vietnam and Thailand.
After the SEA Games women’s soccer final on the evening of May 21, many Thai newspapers such as Siam Sports, Thai Rath, and Daily News had articles emphasizing that the Vietnamese women’s soccer team had successfully defended the gold medal thanks to The spirit of bravery competition and was energized by the passionate, red-filled cheers of nearly 20,000 spectators at Cam Pha Stadium.
Articles claim that Vietnam has always been a rival of Thai football for many years. Last night’s final was relatively even, in a tug-of-war position; However, Huynh Nhu’s superior class and timely brilliance in the 59th minute brought home the 7th gold medal for the Vietnamese team, extinguishing the hope of changing the color of the medal of the Thai women’s team in Thailand. this SEA Games.
In the articles “Vietnam successfully defends gold”, “Drums beat: Thailand is determined to reclaim the SEA Games championship”, Siam Sport newspaper said, after the defeat of the women’s team, the Thai people are Excitedly waiting for the match between U23 Thailand and U23 Vietnam in the final match taking place at 7pm tonight at My Dinh Stadium. Therefore, the final match is considered by this newspaper to be an opportunity for Thai football to “collect debt” against Vietnam, thereby usurping the throne of U23 Vietnam.
Many major newspapers in Thailand published the statement of Thailand U23 head coach Mano Polking, saying that U23 Thailand entered the final with a “underdog” position because U23 Vietnam is the defending champion. has prepared well over the past 3 months, and is playing at home, receiving the cheers of about 40,000 home fans. However, the newspapers also said that the cheering of the audience will also create great pressure on U23 Vietnam. Besides, despite being a “lifetime” opponent, many “destined” of Thai football, but the history of confrontation is leaning heavily on Thailand’s side.
The final match tonight is considered by Thai newspapers to be very interesting and thrilling when the level of football in Vietnam and Thailand is relatively equal. This is the 5th time, football Vietnam and Thailand have faced each other at the SEA Games finals since 1995. Thai people are looking forward to the country’s U23 team to bring home the 17th championship. for “handling the Golden Temple”.
A relatively humorous detail published by the Thai newspaper is that the Thai men’s football teams did not lose when head coach Mano Polking wore a black shirt. According to statistics, in the last 10 matches Mr. Mano Polking wore black, the Thai team won 8 matches and drew 2 matches. In the opening match of the SEA Games against Malaysia, Mr. Mano Polking wore a white shirt and Thailand lost.
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