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Thai national team players practice in 2 sessions before the King’s Cup final

Follow the news of the Thai national football team as they prepare for the final match against Syria in the King's Cup football tournament. Movement of the Thai national football team in preparation before going onto the field for the 50th King's Cup football tournament against Syria, ranked 92nd in the world, today Masatada Ishii, the Japanese coach of the Thai national team, separated the players into 2 practice periods, with the 11 starting players and the reserve players who played 45 minutes or more in the 3-1 victory over the Philippines national team going to the swimming pool to recover in the morning at the Laguna Hotel where the Thai players were staying and resting in the evening. The second period was a training session for the reserve players and players who did not play in the evening at the Prince of Songkla University Stadium. During the training session, the Thai players encountered rain, causing them to practice in heavy rain. This was the 6th day that it rained in the evening, which was the time that the Thai national team practiced and competed. However, it was not an obstacle for the team. Ishii had the players focus on ball possession and shooting, which took 30 minutes to practice. While "Book" Ekanit Panya, a midfielder from Urawa Red Diamonds in the J-League, revealed to the media that if it rains in the final match, it shouldn't affect the team because the match against the Philippines already had rain. But let's pray that it doesn't rain. As for the match against Syria, it depends on Ishii's tactics. Hopefully the team will be able to beat Syria. Meanwhile, today the organizing committee of the 50th King's Cup football tournament in Songkhla Province issued a statement regarding the management of match ticket problems, Issue 1, apologizing to fans that match tickets in Zone W2A and other Zone W, which do not have designated seats, have caused fans to be dissatisfied. The organizing committee has explained that in Zone W2A, old chairs were installed to replace the original chairs t hat were damaged. In addition, before installing the old chairs, scaffolding was set up to be used for live broadcasts and VAR decisions. They expressed their regret and apologized for the incident and have tried to resolve the problem to be smooth. And on that day of the competition, there was an incident where the number of spectators in Zone E, priced at 500 baht, was unusually dense, causing those who bought tickets at that price to be unable to find seats. This was because some of those who bought tickets in Zone N and Zone S, priced at 300 baht, tore down or crossed the barriers to come and watch the competition in Zone E, where they did not buy tickets. As for the 24,121 tickets for the competition on October 14, they were all sold out. Competition schedule: October 14, 4:30 p.m., 3rd place match: Philippines vs. Tajakistan; final match: 8:00 p.m., Thailand vs. Syria at Tinsulanon Stadium. Source: Thai News Agency