The Thai defender shouted "Who is Xuan Son?" and now has to fold his hands to apologize

Thai defender Xuan Son now folds his hands to apologize

Competing for Vietnam, Thailand separately sent center back Chalermsak Aukee to accompany Nguyen Xuan Son. Aukee indeed clung to Xuan Son very tightly and had many disputes that inhibited the Vietnamese striker.

Typically, in the man-to-man at the beginning of the second half, Xuan Son made Aukee lose his position. The Thai defender swung his hand at Son's face.

After being impacted, No. 12 was in pain, and looked back at his opponent with reproach.

The Thai midfielder immediately folded his hands and apologized to Son. The Vietnamese striker then complained to the main referee but was only responded with a bright smile.

With his outstanding physique, speed and sweeping power, Xuan Son has repeatedly made Aukee miserable. It was the No. 5 central defender of the Thai team who strongly declared before the match that he did not know who Xuan Son was and asked the question of whether the Vietnamese team was afraid of Thailand.

Chalermsak Aukkee once spoke strongly: "Who is Xuan Son? Is Xuan Son very well? Let's let him pit Jonathan Khemdee against him. I'm sure Jonathan is much healthier than Xuan Son."

In the end, Jonathan Khemdee did not play a minute, sitting on the bench throughout the game at Viet Tri Stadium. And more than that, Chalermsak has learned a proper lesson and perhaps at this time the 30-year-old defender of the Thai national team knows who Xuan Son is and how talented he is.

"The defense is not solid enough and makes a lot of mistakes. Number 5 plays air combat very badly. There are too many holes in the back line," Thailand's Darunee Iamsupa account criticized center back Chalermsak Aukkee (wearing the number 5 shirt) on the Thai FA page after the home team's defeat against Vietnam.

After the match, Chalermsak publicly wrote an apology on his Instagram personal page. Chalermsak wrote: "I'm sorry. I regret the mistake I made. My teammates must be tired. I apologize to the Thai team."

Xuan Son's two goals were the answer. The Thai team could not accompany Son in situations where he headed near the goal and shot with the player's non-dominant foot. Son has a very comfortable posture in the goal-scoring phases.

It can be said that scoring goals in 4 consecutive matches shows the importance and influence of this player on the achievements of the Vietnamese team. Thanks to Xuan Son, the Vietnamese team broke the 27-year streak of not winning against Thailand at home.

The 2-1 victory on the Viet Tri field on the evening of January 2 helped the Vietnamese team touch the ASEAN Cup 2024 championship trophy. If the current gap is maintained in the second leg final, coach Kim Sang-sik's army will turn Thailand into a former king.

Currently, with a score of 2-1, it creates an advantage for Vietnam, but still leaves open the opportunity for Thailand to turn the situation around. In the semifinals, Chalermsak and his teammates also lost to the Philippines 1-2 in the first leg, but won 3-1 in the second leg at home.

More than 47,000 tickets have been sold out, and the Rajamangala Stadium is expected to be full of spectators to fuel Thailand on the evening of January 5. Vietnam has about 3,000 tickets.

After the match, striker Nguyen Xuan Son shared: "I feel very great when I scored and the Vietnamese team won this difficult match. The Thai players put pressure very well but we won. There is one more match, the whole team needs to keep the focus towards winning."

The Brazilian-born star shared about the final of the Southeast Asian Championship: "The Thai team has good players and the Vietnamese team is the same. We will continue to fight, try to win the second leg."

When asked about the second leg final in Thailand on January 5, Xuan Son shared: "We will focus on recovering to have the best shape for the next match. Thank you to all the fans who have always cheered enthusiastically for the Vietnamese team. And I also want to thank my teammates who have also done their best, doing everything to the best of their abilities in this match."

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