Thailand coach Milovan Rajevac and his players insist the War Elephants have no fear of playing in a hostile atmosphere at Bukit Jalil Stadium when the defending champions meet Malaysia in the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final first leg on Saturday.
Thailand topped Group B after beating Singapore 3-0 at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on Sunday to set up a two-legged semi-final clash with Group A runners-up Malaysia.
In the other last-four encounter, Group A champions Vietnam face Group B runners-up the Philippines.
An own goal by Irfan Fandi, who will join Thai League 2 side Bangkok Glass next season, and a strike by teenage star Supachai Chaided gave Thailand a 2-0 half-time lead.
Adisak Kraisorn put the match beyond any doubt with his eighth goal of the campaign in the final moments.
With the goal, Adisak has become Thailand's highest scorer in one Asean championship beating Natipong Sritong-In's seven-goal mark set in 1996.
Supachai, the 19-year-old forward from Thai League 1 champions Buriram United who has scored two goals in the 2018 edition of the Southeast Asian championship, was named man of match.
More than 80,000 passionate Malaysian fans are likely to pack Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur but Rajevac played down any concerns that the electrifying atmosphere might intimidate his players.
The return leg in Bangkok will take place on Dec 5 at Rajamangala National Stadium.
"It is not a concern at all because professional players have to be able to put in a good performance whether they are playing in front of 100,000 people or just a few hundred," said Rajevac.
"We are playing two matches and if we prepare well and perform as we plan, everything should be fine for us."
The Serbian coach hailed the influence of Supachai.
"It's a great thing to have such a young player with such a big talent, especially with the ability to score goals because we know that in Thailand, most of the players in striking positions are foreigners," said Rajevac.
"It's very important to have domestic players and produce the players who are able to score. Arm [Supachai's nickname] is really doing a great job and has a very bright future ahead of him."
Supachai said he was unfazed by the prospect of playing at Bukit Jalil.
"I don't feel nervous about it," said Supachai. "We have played in Malaysia before. We know that they will have a lot of fans when we go there and they will get behind their team. But we'll just focus on our game out on the pitch and there is no need to feel any added pressure due to the noise from the home crowd."
Defender Mika Chunuonsee expects a tough challenge against Malaysia on Saturday but is confident that the two-time defending champions can take a positive result to Bangkok for the second leg.
"It won't be easy," said the Welsh-Thai player. "They're obviously a good team. They've done very well to get to the next round. I think if we go over there with a game plan and the right tactics, we can get the win to bring back home.
"We've got to get the hard work done this week and hopefully go there and get at least a draw, but I'm looking for a win."