Indonesia were crowned the inaugural champions of the ASEAN Under-16 Boys’ Futsal Championship 2025 when they beat Thailand 4-3 in an exhilarating final, played at the Nonthaburi Hall in Bangkok.
It was the reverse in the Under-19 competition, as two second-half goals delivered Thailand the title beating Indonesia 3-1 in the final.
The Under-16 final was a closely fought affair between the two evenly matched sides, with the score tied 2-2 at the break.
Thailand took the lead through Phuwipadawat Thanawat in the very first minute of play but Indonesia struck back three minutes later with a clean strike from Hetson Messi Hamonangan Sirait.
Petchtiam Boonyarit put the Thai’s ahead once again in the 17th minute only to see Muhammad Faisal Gumilang strike back in the 20th minute.
Indonesia raised the stakes in the second half when they scored two quick goals, off Muhamad Dafa Ramadan (26th) and Muhammad Faisal (28th) for them to take a 4-2 lead.
Even though Petchtiam managed to slot in the third goal for Thailand in the 38th minute, it was just a tad too late for the revival as Indonesia stuck it out for the title.
Meanwhile, Myanmar finished third, edging out Vietnam 2-1. Myanmar took the lead in the seventh-minute from Nay Lin Phyo and added the second in the 25th minute through Ye Yint Kaung Khant.
Bui Gia Bao scored Vietnam’s only goal in the 31st minute.
The Under-19 final was also tightly contested with the score tied 1-1 at the end of the first half,
Poompuchid Huab-Um gave Thailand the lead in the 17th minute, only for Muhammad Robby Faturrahman to level for Indonesia three minutes later.
But the break would prove pivotal as Thailand struck twice through Sorrawit Sirisawas in the 21st minute and Setthawut Srithong (26th) for the well-deserved win.
Malaysia finished third beating Vietnam 4-3 in the penalty shootouts, after both teams finished level at 2-2 after extra time.
Vietnam’s goals were scored by Nguyen Truong Hoang Long (5th) and Nguyen Thac Hieu (40th), as Malaysia replied through Iqbal Hazim Radzi (39th) and Muhammad Aidil Zakwan Zaidi (40th).
In the penalty shootouts, Nguyen Thac Hieu missed his attempt to give Malaysia the third spot.
