Senior Thai footballers competed in a penalty shootout but seemed unwilling to win, leaving many people confused.
On 19 February 2026, during the 8th National Senior Sports event, regional qualifier for Region 5 "Wiang Kosai Games," held at Maejo University - Chalermprakiat Football Field, Rong Kwang District, Phrae Province.
A dramatic incident occurred during a football match that reached a penalty shootout between Lamphun and Phayao. Normally, athletes want to win, but in this game, both sides appeared reluctant to win, taking turns to clearly miss shots wide of the goal, causing the shootout to last over half an hour.
Subsequently, the referee decided to blow the whistle and stop the game.
Fans who saw the clip posted many comments.
- "Gang, let's go play dodgeball, guys."
- "Aren't you ashamed in front of the kids, dads?"
- "Senior age but kindergarten-level maturity."
- "Both teams should be disqualified and banned from competition for life."
- "I've missed penalties before, but never kicked them that far off target, haha."