Stunned by Yasakorn's winning goal, he leaves a striking message after sending Thailand's national team to the 2025 SEA Games final.
On 16 December 2025, Yasakorn Burapha, the striker for Thailand's national team at the 2025 SEA Games, gave an interview after the men's football semifinal match, where Thailand narrowly defeated Malaysia 1-0.
In this match, Thailand scored the winning goal from a beautiful free kick by Yasakorn Burapha in the 8th minute. After that, the "War Elephants" could not add to their tally, even though Malaysia was down to 10 men after Nabil Yusoff received a yellow-red card and was sent off in the 16th minute.
Yasakorn Burapha, the Man of the Match who led Thailand to their second consecutive SEA Games gold medal final, said, "I'm happy that my free kick helped the team win. I thank my teammates and coaches. We achieved our goal of reaching the final. I really appreciate everyone."
"As for the final against Vietnam, it will be a good match. They are strong, and we have to prepare well to face Vietnam."
Regarding the winning goal, Yasakorn admitted it was unexpected: "We practiced free kicks, but during practice, I didn't score. Today, I don't know how it went in. Football requires the whole team to fight. We have to prepare ourselves well for the match against Vietnam and play as a team."
"For the final, I want Thai football fans to come and support us a lot. If possible, I hope the stadium will be full. We will do our best and bring the championship home."
The 2025 SEA Games football final will see Thailand face Vietnam at Rajamangala National Stadium on 18 December 2025 at 19:30 GMT+7. Thailand will be aiming for their 17th SEA Games title and to reclaim the gold medal after an 8-year drought since 2017 in Malaysia.
