On the evening of December 14, Beijing time, the group stage of the 2021 Southeast Asian Championship continued, with the Philippine men's football team against the Thai men's football team. In the end, Thailand defeated the Philippines 2-1 to win three consecutive games, accumulating 9 points to continue to lead the group table, and the two teams remained unbeaten for 14 consecutive years.
The Southeast Asian Championship, also known as the Tiger Cup, the Thai team has won five championships, ranking first in history, the last time it won the championship was in 2016, and the Philippine team has never won any championship in this event.
Previously, thailand ranked first in the group with 6 points from 2-0 East Timor and 4-0 Myanmar, while the Philippines 1-2 Singapore and 7-0 East Timor ranked third in the group with 3 points.
In the latest FIFA world rankings, Thailand ranks 118th and the Philippines ranks 126th, with little difference in ranking.
In the 25th minute of the first half, the Thai team launched an attack on the flank, Dilasi Dangda received a cross from his teammate in the penalty area, and a kick burst into the net, helping the Thai team to take a 1-0 lead.
In the 56th minute of the second half, the Philippines won a free kick opportunity in front of the field, passed the ball into the box, the Thai players made a mistake, and Reichert swept into the net to help the Philippines equalize 1-1.
In the 77th minute of the second half, the Thai player was tripped in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, and then Dilasi Dangda hit the penalty to help Thailand to a 2-1 victory.
In the end, the Thai team relied on Dilasi-Danda's two-point win to win the Philippines 2-1, winning three consecutive group stages with 9 points and continuing to lead the group table. In addition, this victory allowed Thailand to continue its 14-year unbeaten record against the Philippines, with a total of 7 unbeaten games, with a record of 5 wins and 2 draws.
In the previous round of 40, the Thai team did not play well in the last four rounds and ultimately missed the round of 12. At present, in Southeast Asia, the Thai team and the Vietnamese team are the strongest teams, the Thai team is still a major bitter master of the national football team, after the China Cup and other competitions have defeated the national football team, but also in the away 5-1 to the home official game the worst score, the national football team needs to pay attention to this new rival.