At 8:00 p.m. Beijing time on May 9, 2022, the second round of the southeast Asian Games football group stage began, and Thailand U23 faced Singapore U23. In the final stage of the first half, Thailand took the lead through penalties, and in the second half, Thailand's midfielders Ekani and Koravic scored three goals in a row, plus the Singapore players swung their own oolong, and finally Thailand won the first victory of the men's football match at the Southeast Asian Games with a 5-0 victory over Singapore U23.
As the defending champion, Thailand exposed a big cold in the first round of the game, losing 1-2 to Malaysia U23, of course, the Thai team was sent off in the first half, which was the main reason for the loss. However, the defeat was the first defeat of thailand since the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. The Singapore U23 team also played a normal game in the first round, drawing 2-2 with laos U23.
The two teams have a record of three previous encounters, with Thailand's U23 losing 2-0 to Singapore's U23 at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Thailand narrowly defeated Singapore 1-0. In the Southeast Asian Junior Championships on 16 February this year, Thailand U23 beat Singapore 3-1.
After the game began, the Thai team took the initiative on the field, and both teams were very active in the fight, because they belonged to the "little fast" team, so they were also very good at playing.
Throughout the first half, Singapore U23 was suppressed by Thailand, not even a single shot on goal, but Thailand U23 also failed to score under the premise of multiple shots.
In the 45th minute of the first half, Thailand was brought down inside the penalty area of the attacking Singapore team, the referee awarded a penalty, and the 21-year-old Benjamin Davis scored the ball to give Thailand a 1-0 lead in the first half.
Just after the start of the second half, Thailand scored again, but it was not the Thai players who scored, but the Singaporean players. In the opening minutes, Singapore U23 completed a state of confusion, and just 3 minutes later, Thailand finally played a regular offensive battle, with 22-year-old midfielder Ekani scoring the third goal.
The Singapore team, which was 3-0 behind, had no self-confidence at all and seemed to only hope that the game would end as soon as possible. Before Thailand's attack was over, Ekani scored a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area to rewrite the score to 4-0.
In the 81st minute, Thailand's Koravic scored another goal to lock in the aggregate at 5-0.
In this game, Singapore lost simply too badly, which was the biggest loss score that Singapore suffered in the Southeast Asian Games. Thailand U23 also showed their strong attack in this game, even in the 4-0 lead situation, the Thai team did not give up the attack, some players have played cramps, but Singapore players do not cramp, such a fighting spirit, it is no wonder that the year can win 5-1 against the national football team.