'Kim Sang-sik Magic' Vietnam wins the Mitsubishi Cup for the first time in six years
'Kim Sang-sik Magic' Vietnam wins the Mitsubishi Cup for the first time in six years
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Vietnam, led by head coach Kim Sang-sik, defeated Thailand and became the champion of the 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Cup (hereinafter referred to as the Mitsubishi Cup), the largest soccer festival in Southeast Asia. 메이저사이트
Vietnam won 3-2 against Thailand in the away game of the second leg of the tournament final at Lachamangkala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on the 5th. Vietnam, which won 2-1 at home on the 3rd, secured the championship by leading 5-3 on aggregate.
Vietnam won the title of Southeast Asian soccer for the third time in six years since the 2018 tournament led by coach Park Hang-seo. Kim, who took the helm of Vietnam in May last year, was recognized for his leadership by leading the team to win the Mitsubishi Cup for the first time. Thailand, led by Japanese coach Masatada Ishii, failed to win the championship for three consecutive years and eight consecutive times.
Vietnam took advantage of the opponent's error-prone play in the eighth minute of the first half to lead the scoring. The Thai defense missed the lobbing pass in a flurry, and Vietnam's Pham Tuan Hai finished with a left-footed shot to break the net. Thailand tied the game in the 28th minute with Ben Davies' mid-range shot. Vietnam faced a major unfavorable situation in the 32nd minute of the first half when Nguyen Xuansson, a Brazilian naturalized player who is the core of the attack, was carried away due to injury.
Thailand, which had been leading the game with high possession rate, came from behind with a picturesque mid-range shot by Supachok Sarachat in the 19th minute of the second half, making the game 3-3 overall in the first and second rounds, and bringing the game to square one. Supachok scored with a sharp trajectory that exceeded the goalkeeper's height from about 30 meters away.
The flow of the match fluctuated once again as Thai midfielder Wirateb Bompan was sent off due to accumulated warnings in the 29th minute of the second half. Thailand's own goal came out in the chaotic atmosphere. In the 38th minute of the second half, a right-footed ground ball shot by Palm Tuan Hai from the left hit Thai defender Judge Hembi Boon's right foot and went into the net. With more than 15 minutes left in the second half, Thailand blanked the post to attack the final corner, but it failed, and in the 65th minute of the second half, Vietnam's Nguyen Hai Long fired a long-range shot at the empty post to seal Vietnam's victory.
Vietnamese media compiled various records for the final round of the competition, which determined the country to win its first competition in six years. According to VN Express, this is the first time Thailand has lost both the first and second finals. It also became the first time in history to win seven titles in a single competition. It was an unbroken record 29 years after the Mitsubishi Cup first began. Even Thailand, the top-ranked country, failed to win seven titles in a single competition. Vietnam finished the competition with seven wins and one draw.
Nguyen Xuan Son became the lone top scorer in Vietnam's history by scoring seven goals even though he played from the fourth round of the group stage against Myanmar.