00:00The Philippine men's national football team saw their Cinderella run come to an end with a 3-1 loss to Thailand in the second-leg semifinals of the ASEAN-Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024.
00:12Following the Philippines' historic 2-1 win in leg one of the semis, the War Elephants made short bounce back in front of their 31,000 home fans in Bangkok.
00:22After 90 minutes of action, the match ended with the same result of two goals to one, this time in favor of Thailand.
00:29Therefore, extra time was needed to break the aggregate score of 3-0.
00:33In the 116th minute, a clutch header from Soufanath Muayentha sealed the victory in a return trip to the championship game for Thailand.
00:41Despite falling short of their dream debut in the finals, head coach Albert Capellas remained optimistic and promised to return stronger in their next competition.
00:52My players, we will come back stronger. I can promise you that.
00:59To come here to Thailand, to play against Thailand face to face until the last minute of the 90 minutes and from the last minute of the extra time.