Thailand coach Worrawoot Srimak hailed his young War Elephants for producing an outstanding display in their 3-0 defeat of Malaysia in Group C to stay on course for a place in the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan on Sunday.
Suphanat Mueanta scored twice with Channarong Promsrikaew adding the third at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent.
Thailand and South Korea each have four points, two ahead of Vietnam, while Malaysia have been eliminated.
But with Vietnam holding defending champions South Korea to a 1-1 draw earlier on Sunday, Thailand still have a mountain to climb to reach the knockout stages with the top two teams in each of the four…
