Thailand successfully defended their Asean Championship football title after a 1-0 victory over Vietnam in the second leg of the final on Monday gave Mano Polking’s side a 3-2 aggregate triumph against their Southeast Asian rivals.
Captain Theerathon Bunmathan scored with a stunning 24th minute strike from distance to earn the Thai team the spoils in front of their own fans at Thammasat Stadium in Pathum Thani and deliver a record-extending seventh regional crown.
Thailand won the biennial title last year in…
