U22 Thailand poses a tough challenge for U22 Vietnam in the SEA Games 33 final.

As U22 Vietnam steps into the men’s football final at SEA Games 33, the player that Coach Kim Sang Sik’s team is particularly cautious about is undoubtedly Yotsakorn Burapha. Not only because of his outstanding form this year, but the 2005-born striker embodies the modern center-forward style that Southeast Asian football lacks: tall, powerful, yet skillful and not crude.

Yotsakorn Burapha is the most prominent scorer ofU22 Thailandat SEA Games 33. Before the semifinals, he had scored 5 goals—more than the total goals scored by the entire U22 Vietnam squad in the group stage (4 goals).

In a short tournament, that scoring rate clearly shows Burapha’s huge impact on the playing style and results of the young "War Elephants."