U23 Thailand escaped losing to Saudi Arabia at the last minute
* Score: Poeiphimai 10', Khemdee 90'+5 – Marran 23', Rayan Hamed 47'
In the first minute, Suhayb Alzaid shot the ball away from about 20m, making goalkeeper Sopowit Rakyart struggling to save. But when Saudi Arabia was controlling the ball better, they made a mistake that led to a goal in the 10th minute. Midfielder Rayan Hamed passed the ball into the foot of Teerasak Poeiphimai for the striker to dash and speed into the box, finishing the near corner. open the score.
Saudi Arabia continued to attack and continuously bombarded the Thai goal. 18 minutes, Mohammed Alqahtani dribbled the ball from the right wing into the penalty area, pushed a beat and then cut the left leg to send the ball to the bar. However, the representative of West Asia only needed five more minutes to equalize. Abu Shamat crossed the ball to eliminate the entire Thai defense, giving Mohammed Marran a headband to score.
Although defending to keep the score, Thailand still sometimes makes the opponent wobble with counterattacks. Teerasak Poeiphimai had two chances in the 38th and 45th minutes, but once failed to beat the keeper and once missed the post.
When the second half passed two minutes, Saudi Arabia suddenly increased the score to 2-1. Goalkeeper Sopowit Rakyart chose the wrong spot from Suhayb Alzaid's suspension, Rayan Hamed took advantage of a reverse header to score an atonement. However, the slow motion showed that the referees did not detect the offside error of the Saudi midfielder.
Minutes later, the two teams played more firmly so there were very few chances created. The second half had five minutes of injury time and Thailand had a chance to kick a free-kick on the right side at the last minute. From Channaraong Promsrikaew's ball, Jonathan Khemdee chose the right spot to head to equalize 2-2. Immediately after, the referee blew the whistle to end the dramatic match.
In the next match on March 26, Thailand will meet the host Qatar, while Saudi Arabia will play Kuwait.
