Laos 1:4 Philippines: AFF Championship Match Result

Match report

The Philippines defeated Laos 4:1 in the third group stage match of the AFF Championship on Thursday. By then the hosts had already reduced themselves to ten men after just fourteen minutes, and that shift set the tone for what followed. The visitors controlled possession and territory, though the early red card meant the contest never truly threatened to become competitive.

Damoth Thongkhamsavath gave Laos a surprise lead in the seventh minute, a moment that kept the home crowd hopeful. But Phetdavanh Somsanid's dismissal fourteen minutes later changed everything, and Laos had nothing to do all evening after that. The visitors took advantage of the numerical superiority, with John Albert Luis Solis Lucero restoring parity in the forty-seventh minute before V. Sitdavong turned the ball into his own net two minutes later.

Jarvey Gayoso added a penalty in the sixtieth minute to seal the result, and then Daisuke Sato made it four in the eighty-eighth minute. The hosts managed only one shot on target throughout the entire match, while the visitors recorded six. And here's the thing about the statistics — five big chances created against two for Laos tells you exactly where the disparity lay.

Philippines dominated possession at seventy-five per cent and registered eighty attacks compared to fifty-three for the hosts. They completed five hundred and six passes against one hundred and thirty-three, while their shot accuracy of twenty-four per cent outstripped the visitors' thirteen per cent. The hosts cleared thirty-one balls but still couldn't prevent the goals, while the visitors managed eighteen clearances in total.

This result leaves the Philippines in a strong position in the group, while Laos's recent form suggests they are closing in on elimination. Their last five matches include four defeats, including heavy losses to Malaysia and Thailand. The hosts now face a difficult path if they want to progress from this stage of the competition.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 25 – 75

Shots on target 1 – 6

Shots off target 6 – 11

Big chances 2 – 5

⚽ 7' Damoth Thongkhamsavath — Goal 🟥 14' Phetdavanh Somsanid — Red card ⇄ 17' arvilai siphavanh — Substitution ⇄ 34' Damoth Thongkhamsavath — Substitution 🟨 45+2' Jarvey Gayoso — Yellow card 🟨 45+4' Chony Wenpaserth — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Christian Rontini — Substitution ⚽ 47' John Albert Luis Solis Lucero — Goal ⚽ 52' V. Sitdavong — Own goal ⚽ 60' Jarvey Gayoso — Penalty ⇄ 64' Sandro Reyes — Substitution ⇄ 64' Phayak Siphanom — Substitution ⇄ 72' Jarvey Gayoso — Substitution ⇄ 84' Javier Alessandro Mariona Balinado — Substitution 🟨 86' Soukphachan Leuanthala — Yellow card ⚽ 88' Daisuke Sato — Goal 🟨 90+2' Phonsack Seesavath — Yellow card

Match events

7' Laos Goal Damoth Thongkhamsavath assist: Phayak Siphanom
14' Laos Red card Phetdavanh Somsanid
17' Laos Substitution arvilai siphavanh off: V. Sitdavong
34' Laos Substitution Damoth Thongkhamsavath off: Phonsack Seesavath
45+2' Philippines Yellow card Jarvey Gayoso
45+4' Laos Yellow card Chony Wenpaserth
46' Philippines Substitution Christian Rontini off: Scott Phillip Galang Woods
47' Philippines Goal John Albert Luis Solis Lucero assist: Scott Phillip Galang Woods
52' Philippines Own goal V. Sitdavong
60' Philippines Penalty Jarvey Gayoso
64' Philippines Substitution Sandro Reyes off: Oskari Kekkonen
64' Laos Substitution Phayak Siphanom off: Soukphachan Leuanthala
72' Philippines Substitution Jarvey Gayoso off: Geri Martini Veliganio Rey
84' Philippines Substitution Javier Alessandro Mariona Balinado off: Aarran Long
86' Laos Yellow card Soukphachan Leuanthala
88' Philippines Goal Daisuke Sato assist: Kenji Nishioka
90+2' Laos Yellow card Phonsack Seesavath

Statistics

25 Possession, % 75

1 Shots on target 6

6 Shots off target 11

2 Big chances 5

53 Attacks 80

2 Corners 10

16 Fouls 7

7 Free kicks 14

0 Offsides 3

3 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

14 Goal kicks 7

15 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

5/1729% Aerial duels 12/1771%

30 Backward passes 108

1 Blocked shots 8

31 Clearances 18

0/80% Crosses 10/2836%

4/1527% Dribbles 5/1338%

57 Failed passes 63

3 Goalkeeper saves 0

7 Interceptions 5

4 Key passes 21

16/4436% Long passes 26/4558%

36 Passes into the final third 126

128 Passes in the opposition half 356

70 Passes in own half 241

0.13 Shot accuracy 0.24

3 Shots inside the box 15

10/1856% Tackles 12/2157%

190 Total passes 569

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