Thailand beat Malaysia 3-0 in their second Group C game on Sunday to stake a claim for a place in the quarter-finals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan.
Suphanat Mueanta sroced twice 23 and 73 minutes into the game and Channarong Promsrikaew added another on 69th minute.
Thailand U23 coach Worrawoot Srimaka told a pre-match press conference on Saturday that he was confident of a victory against Malaysia after seeing the Young Elephants rally twice to tie Vietnam 2-2 in their first group game on Thursday.
“After our game against Vietnam, I had a chance to watch Malaysia’s match against Korea Republic and we have identified some areas where we can apply pressure,” said Worrawoot.
“Playing against Malaysia is always difficult but I believe this match will be decided by the team that can effectively exploit the opponents’ weaknesses.
“Vietnam, Malaysia and…
