The hosts reached the final after a 3-1 victory over Belarus, while Saudi Arabia qualified thanks to a lopsided 5-0 triumph over Taiwan on Saturday, reports the Bangkok Post.
Thailand, who at No.11 are placed 39 places above Saudi Arabia in FIFA’s futsal rankings, were expected to dominate their opponents in the title showdown but it turned out to be a close tussle.
The home team had a chance early, but Sarawut Phalaphruek was denied by Saudi goalkeeper Humood Aldahhan.
It didn’t take the Thais long to break the ice as Muhammad Osamanmusa set up Itticha Praphaphan to fire home the first goal in the ninth minute.
Muhammad was instrumental again as Thailand doubled their advantage in the 13th minute as his deflected shot was guided into the net by Sarawut.
A minute later, the Saudis narrowed the margin with Farhan Alasmari hitting the target.
In the second half, Saudi Arabia put on an even better show and were able to level the score soon after the 30-minute mark when a curling free kick by Abdullah Almaghrabi found its way into the net.
However, the hosts took only three minutes to reclaim the upper hand.
Worasak Srirangpairot’s shot was blocked by a Saudi player only for the ball to roll back to the Thai star, who skilfully chipped the ball into the goal to seal the fate of the final.
The next event for the Thai team will be the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifying tournament at Nonthaburi Gymnasium next month.