Here is another Fun Statistical Facts from the 2014 AFF Championship. These players recorded most actions in each particular parameters (click on image to enlarge).
Safiq Rahim, 6 goals
The Malaysian central midfielder won the Top Scorer award, ahead of any other strikers in the competition. Charyl Chappuis (Thailand) and Le Cong Vinh (Vietnam) stand behind Safiq with 4 goals each.
Prakit Deeprom, 3 assists
Prakit provided assists in 3 occasions: Thailand’s first goal in the competition, scored by Mongkol Thosakrai against Singapore; Adisak Kraisorn’s winner against Malaysia in the group stage; and for Kroekrit Thawikan’s first goal against the Philippines in the 2nd leg semifinal.
Chanathip Songkrasin, 21 chances created and 19 dribbles
No wonder Chanathip won the Best Player award. His contribution to Thailand’s triumph was so immense that he created 21 chances throughout the competition. Le Cong Vinh came second with 14, and Soukaphone Vongchiengkham (Laos) and Pham Thanh Luong (Vietnam) share the third spot with 12.
Chanathip’s quick feet also made him the slickest player in the competition who successfully fooled his opponents 19 times with dribbling. He doubles the advantage number of this particular record ahead of Faris Ramli (Singapore) and Kyaw Ko Ko (Myanmar) who each has only 9.
Le Cong Vinh, 10 shots on target
Cong Vinh only missed to score in 1 match out of 5. In total, he fired 10 shots on target which produced 4 goals. Behind him are Philip Younghusband (Philippines) with 9, and then Kyaw Ko Ko with 8.
Charyl Chappuis, 11 crosses
Actually, Charyl’s 11 crosses record is in par with Manny Ott’s of the Philippines. But the Thai midfielder deserves better as he played more matches. The third spot is for Pham Thanh Luong with 10 crosses.
Sarach Yooyen, 307 passes
Playing in more matches surely provide advantage in this particular parameter. Sarach played in 6 matches with 539 total playing minutes. He completed 307 passes in that period, ahead of Nguyen Huy Hung (Vietnam) with 293, and Jerry Lucena (Philippines) with 265.
Tanaboon Kesarat, 24 tackles, 44 clearances, and 28 intercepts
The Thai defender showed his quality by displaying a very good defensive play despite his young age. He made the most of several parameters as well, which are surely benefitted by more matches that he played. His 24 tackles beat his teammates’, Narubadin Weerawatnodom, whom shares the second spot with Zubir Azmi (Malaysia) with 21. He made 44 clearances, which is more than Fadhli Shas’ (Malaysia) with 34, and his compatriot’s, Suttinun Phukhom, with 30. Lastly, his 28 intercepts is more than Suttinun’s with 20, and Amani Aguinaldo’s (Philippines) and Shukor Adan’s (Malaysia) who both have 19.
Achmad Jufriyanto, 9 blocks
Jufriyanto was one of the busiest Indonesian player in the competition. He successfully blocked 9 shots in the 3 matches he played. He made 6 out of those 9 in the match against Laos. He made 2 other blocks in the first match against Vietnam, and the other 1 in the second match against the Philippines.
Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, 21 saves
Even though he was left out in Malaysia’s last 3 matches (including the finals), Fahmi’s 21 saves record didn’t fall through. The record is even better than Kawin Thamsatchanan’s (Thailand) who has 18 in 7 matches. Fahmi also has better save success rate of 77% than Kawin’s 72%.
source: yesworld.my