AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 begins with wins of Singapore, Thailand
Singapore (VNA) — The ASEAN
Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup kicked off on December 5 with an
impressive opening ceremony with the
attendance of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, which shows the
Southeast Asian tournament has received more attention from the world.
After
the opening ceremony was the match between Singapore and Myanmar.
The host team of Singapore entered the game excitedly and created many situations to threat the opponents' net. They got the first goal in the
34th minute by Safuwan, followed by a double from Ikhsan Fandi in the 39th and 45th minute, and ended the match thumping Myanmar 3-0.
Earlier, the
Thai team had to work very hard to defeat a weaker opponent, Timo Leste in
Group A. The absence of key players like Chanathip and Theerathon made Thailand
appear to be in a deadlock, despite controlling the game.
In
the second half, the deadlock was eased, when Pathompon Charoenrattanapirom
scored the first goal. An another goal at the end of the match from Supachok Sarachat
completed the 2-0 win for Thailand. Although they have three points but it is
clear that Thailand’s players need a lot of improvement if they want to have
good results in this year’s tournament./.