Thailand's women soccer team manager Nuanphan Lamsam was ecstatic after her wards ended a four-year wait to clinch the SEA Games gold medal by beating old rivals Vietnam 2-1 in Friday's final. Four years ago in Laos, the Thais were beaten by Vietnam on penalties in the final. With women's soccer competition excluded from the Games in the previous edition in Indonesia, the country were made to wait longer than usual to set the record straight.