JAKARTA - Thailand U-23 managed to beat the U-23 Philippines with a score of 3-1 in the third place in the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup. Both teams met at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, on Monday, July 28, 2025, WIB night.
The Philippines appeared to dominate over Thailand in the early minutes of the match. However, the War Elephants could get out of pressure and could even dismantle The Azkals' tight defense.
The Thai troop's efforts almost bore fruit in the 20th minute. The Wandee workshop opened a goal, but the upa still failed.
Eight minutes later the situation changed because Thailand was able to shake the opponent's path. Phanthamit Praphanth's shot in front of goal using the ball that Sittha Boonlha kicked made Thailand finally 1-0 up and lasted until halftime.
Continuing to the second half, the Philippines tried to repeat the formula at the beginning of the first half by daring to attack. The Azkals youth team pressed Thailand's defense.
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Repeatedly, Thailand's penalty box was successfully penetrated by the Philippines, which was aggressively looking for goals. Thailand also played the Philippine game by counterattack.
Instead of equalizing, the Philippines was missed. Thailand's counter-attack saw them score a second goal through the Wandee Siraphop.
Starting from the movement of the Chawanwit Sealao which the Guimaraes goalkeeper could thwart, the ball could then still be controlled by Sealao which gave Burapha a pass.
Because he was surrounded by several opposing players, Burapha then fired a pass at Wandee who ran from behind and finished calmly. The score became 2-0 in the 74th minute.
The Philippines responded quickly just five minutes later. Otu Batano carefully headed home Gavin Muens' ball and broke into Thailand's goal.
The game was fiercer after that as the Philippines got an injection of enthusiasm to equalize.
Batano tried to score the second goal in the Philippines, but his effort was blocked by the post.
However, the focus of the attack launched by the Philippines made their defense fragile.
Thailand, which threatened through counter-attack, made the Philippine defense complete.
In the end, the counter-attack via Crypton Otton kept Thailand away 3-1. Otton, who was running fast as the Filipino defender tried to close the room, sent a pass to Sex Ratree.
Ratree calmly fired a directed shot when the Philippine defense was missing its move.
The score 3-1 then did not change until the referee blew the long whistle. Thailand officially became the third-ranked resident of the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup, while the Philippines was ranked fourth.
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