Thai women’s futsal team beats Bahrain 3-1, wins group championship, advances to final round of 2025 Asian Championship
The Thai women‘s futsal team, ranked 6th in the world, will face Bahrain, ranked 36th in the world, in the 2025 AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers, Group A, matchday 4, at Nonthaburi Stadium on January 17The Thai national team played their third game in this tournament, winning 8-1 over Palestine and 7-1 over Iraq in the first two games, with six points and leading the เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย group. Bahrain has four points from two games after drawing with Lebanon and winning over Iraq.
In this game, “Coach O” Thanathorn Santhanaprasit, head coach, sent the same 5 starting players, consisting of Sasiprapa Suksane (goalkeeper), Jenjira Bubpha, Sawitree Hamyalee, Nathamon Ajkla and Darika Phianphailun
Just 3 minutes into the game, Bahrain took the lead 1-0 when Amira Sowar broke into the penalty area and shot past Sasipapra Sukhsen, the Thai national team’s goalkeeper.
In the 4th minute, Thailand equalized 1-1 from a corner kick. Hataichanok Thepkhun passed the ball to Patitta Moonpho, who shot it to Saengrawee Mee-kham, who flicked it into the goal.
Before the 6th minute, Thailand scored the first goal to lead 2-1. Petchdao Luankaew passed the ball to Lalida Chimpabut who shot with her right foot outside the penalty area into the near post.
Then in the 17th minute, Thailand had a chance to score another goal. Ariya Sae-Ten got the ball on the right wing, looked for a chance to dodge a Bahraini player, and then shot with her left foot, just wide of the goal. The first half ended with Thailand leading Bahrain 2-1.
In the second half, in the 22nd minute, Thailand had a chance to score another goal. Saeng Rawi Mee Kham intercepted the ball from the middle of the field before taking a left-footed shot that went just wide of the goal post.
In the 31st minute, Thailand had another chance to score. Nuengruethai Sornhong threw the ball from in front of the goal to Praeploy Huajaiphet who headed the ball in front of the penalty area and it went wide of the post.
In the 38th minute, Thailand extended their lead to 3-1 from a kick-in. Sawitri Hamyalee passed the ball to Ariya Sae-Ten, who shot with her left foot into the goal.
The Thai women’s futsal team has finished winning 3-1 over Bahrain, earning a full nine points, guaranteeing their place in the 2025 AFC Women’s Futsal Championship finals in the People’s Republic of China as the champion of Group A, despite having one more match to play. In another match in the same group, Lebanon lost to Iraq 1-2.
The next match of the Thai women’s futsal team will be the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers, Group A, the last matchday, meeting Lebanon at Nonthaburi Stadium on January 19, 2025 at 7:30 p.m., broadcast live on Youtube, Facebook Futsal Thailand.