Teerasal Dangnda solitary goal sealed the victory for Thailand in a friendly match against Kenya played today as Kenya failed to win any match in the Asian tour of friendly matches.
The 63rd minute goal by Dangnda was the second loss by Kenyan national team after falling to Iraq four days ago
Rarely does Kenya play in far different time zones like they did against the Thais but the presence of Michael Olunga plus the week-long acclimatisation time ensured they were at no big disadvantage.
Headed by Stanley Okumbi made several changes to his starting eleven with Boniface Oluoch keeping goal with his Gor Mahia team-mate Musa Mohammed starting also.
The Thais took control of the match for the for the rest of the first half with the pressure telling as Musa Mohammed was yellow carded for illegally ending a Thai move by bringing down Sunya Sungmul.
Veteran midfielder Datsakom Thonglao who was earning his 100th international cap then made way for Bordin Phalo as the Thais ended the half with the upper hand. The hosts carried that momentum into the second half, putting the Kenyans under immense pressure as Oluoch was time and again called into action. But it was
Kenya who nearly took the lead as Masoud Juma left Supot Jodjam for dead only to see his effort on goal canon off the crossbar in the 50th minute.
It was to be the last period of joy for Kenya as 13 minutes later, Thailand took the lead when Teerasal scored after Rollers effort had been saved by Oluoch. The goal sparked Thailand into life and they sought a killer second, forcing Teddy Akumu to concede possession only to be bailed out by another Oluoch save.