Thailand booked their place in the AFF Suzuki Cup final for a ninth time in 13 attempts after they held defending champions Vietnam to a goalless draw on Sunday in the second leg of the semi-finals t…
Changes were rung by Tan Cheng Hoe brought upon by a combination of suspensions to Mohamadou Sumareh, La Vere Corbin-Ong and Syamer Kutty Abba as well as dire individual performances in the first two matches against UAE and Vietnam with Aiman Arif, Syahmi Safari and Nazmi Faiz taking over those unavailable while Khairulazhan Khalid, Nor Azam Azih and Akhyar Rashid were also given starts.
Chances were few and far in between in the first period with both teams focussing their attacks down the wings, Thailand in particular electing to put pressure on Syahmi in the unfamiliar left back berth, often times finding space behind the Selangor man but just couldn t get their final pass right.
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