Thanks to an own goal from the Thailand keeper and two other goals from substitutes, the Chinese national soccer team delivered a 3-0 act of "revenge" over Thailand in Wuhan, ­Central China's Hubei Province, on Friday night.

The depleted Thailand only brought a 15-man squad into Friday's friendly, including three goalkeepers, leaving the number of outfield players at only 12.

Thailand's goalkeeper Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool scored an own goal after failing to block a cross from winger Zhang Chengdong of Beijing Guoan in the 61st minute, helping the dominating China at the friendly game after an hour of attacking.

The Thais first shot near the goal came in the 68th minute in the form of a long shot from midfielder Sarach Yooyen.

Jiangsu Sainty's Sun Ke then doubled China's lead in 84th minute with a volley in a corner-kick battle. Sun substituted Yu Hai after the half-time break.

Four minutes later, Yang Xu of Changchun Yatai, who started playing after the hour mark, netted the third goal by a one-on-one thanks to a through-pass from center back Feng Xiaoting in the midfield.

The "revenge" was widely hoped for ahead of the match, because in June 2013 a second-string Thailand team crushed the first-string China team with a humiliating 5-1 victory.

The Thais' 2-0 victory over China's Olympic under-23 ­national team at the Asian Games in September also ­fueled the rivalry.

China's head coach Alain Perrin said that though his team won the game, scoring three goals was not enough.

"It's good to grab a win," Perrin said at the post-match news conference.

"But getting three goals is not enough, we should score more."

The Frenchman admitted the win would console disappointed fans after last year's effort, but said there still much to do to restore the team's pride.

Starting veteran center forward Han Peng's return to the national team had obviously brought a change to the team's approach to attacking.

Though he didn't grab a goal, Han's powerful dominance as the spearhead of the frontline drew many crosses during the game.

"We have done some tactical changes based on Han, but things didn't work out. There's still room to improve our crosses," Perrin said.

The poor crosses have also triggered the question over the side players' form compared to their solid crosses when ­playing at their respective clubs in the Chinese Super League.

Some fans then pointed out that the psychological stability of the national team is the major reason for the national team's different form.

"Last year when they lost 1-5, they were also the upper side," soccer fan Shi Wenyuan told the Global Times.

"But after Thailand scored two by counterattack, their morale went down and don't know how to play."

Shi said more games will be needed in order to tell whether coach ­Perrin has solved the problem.

Thailand were missing their first-choice players due to the upcoming League Cup final on Sunday, which involves ­several quality players including ­Adisak Kraisorn, who scored two goals in each of the two rivalry-building games. 

The Thai players who played at the Asian Games skipped the friendly due to vacations.

China are set to face Paraguay on Tuesday in Changsha, where former Bayern Munich star Roque Santa Cruz is set to be in Paraguay's list. China's captain Zheng Zhi will return.