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Muangthong United put a serious dent in local rivals BEC Tero’s title aspirations after a well-deserved 1-0 victory at the Yamaha Stadium on Saturday. They left it late though, having to wait until the 83rd minute for Jakkraphan Pornsai’s goal to cement their overall dominance. The defeat sees BEC slip to fourth, just one point ahead of Muangthong and the Fire Dragons are now eight points behind leaders Buriram.
Still, the Thunder Dome left it even later to maintain their unbeaten...
2 years ago
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The big game on Saturday is at the Yamaha Stadium, Nonthaburi as 2009 and 2010 champions Muangthong host former champions BEC Tero Sasana (6pm). Tero who have been on a promising run of late could move back up to third and within two points of Chonburi if they can win. Muangthong, meanwhile, will want to get back to winning ways after their disappointing defeat at Chiang Rai. The title looks beyond them, but they may still feel capable of catching Chonburi in second. Certainly, a draw wouldn...
2 years ago
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Muanghthong and Chonburi both cruised into the next round of the AFC Cup securing top spots in their respective groups after easy midweek wins. FA Cup winners Chonburi secured an comfortable 3-0 victory over South China of Hong Kong to clinch the Group H title and get the privelege of playing at home in the last 16 round of one-off games. It's a privelege that will be shared by Muangthong United who put indifferent league form behind them to beat Tampines Rovers of Singapore 4-0 and secure top...
2 years ago
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It's been a bad couple of weeks for the Football Authority of Thailand as the current elections for the position of president have descended into farce. Last Friday's general meeting, where the vote on a new president was going to take place was called off at the last minute by current acting FAT president Worawi Makudi who cited problems over club representatives having the correct documents. This is the same Worawi whose second term actually ended back in December and who is...
2 years ago
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At the top of the table it was definitely a case of missed chances with none of the top three teams managing to capitalizes on other teams dropping points. On Saturday, third place Police United had their goalkeeper Patrakorn Tanganurat to thank for a goalless draw at home to second place Chonburi. Still league leaders also slipped up as they could only maintain their three point lead at the top after a surprising 0-0 draw with TTM FC Phichit.
The slip up did mean BEC Tero were able to close...
2 years ago
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Last week we reported on the mounting problems faced by Khlong Toey’s Thai Port F.C. The club’s principal backers ‘Super Rich Co Ltd’ were threatening to pull the plug on their big-money backing because they were unhappy with the terms of an MoU which the Port Authority wanted the company to sign. At the peak of the crisis, it looked like Port would lose the bulk of their first team and their head coach. It was also reported that the players hadn’t been paid in...
2 years ago
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Buriram keep their three point advantage at the top of the league to run out 2-1 winners, despite a spirited second half fight back from Army. The victory on Sunday means they remain three points clear of second place Chonburi. Still the Sharks are keeping up the pressure thanks to an impressive 2-0 victory over fellow title contenders BEC Tero.
Despite BEC and Army's defeats there were positive results for the other Bangkok based teams. Thai Port managed to put off field...
2 years ago
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In this week’s fixtures troubled Thai Port (see our last blog) are at home to Samut Songkhram on Saturday (True Sport 2, 4pm). TOT are away at TTM Phichit (True 69, 6pm, Saturday), and in the most attractive draw of the weekend, third-place BEC Tero are away at second-place Chonburi, also at 6pm on Saturday (True Sport 2). On Sunday, fourth-place Police United travel to Mahasarakham to take on Khon Kaen (T-Sport, 6pm), Bangkok Glass are at home to bottom-of-the-table Sriracha (True 161,...
2 years ago
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In what is already proving an up and down season Thai Port’s ownership problems have dramatically resurfaced—just as fans thought the worst was behind them. During the close-season, they nearly disappeared because of a dispute over who actually owned the club. That tangle was supposedly straightened out when Super Rich Co Ltd took over the running of last year’s League Cup champions.
As reported on the excellent Thai Port blog the current dispute is related to a Memorandum of...
2 years ago
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It was business as usual at the top of the TPL this week as Buriram continued their imperious unbeaten run after the latest weekend of action. Their relatively straight forward 1-0 home win over TOT saw them move back into top spot, ahead of Chonburi who had beaten Chiang Rai United 1-0 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, BEC shrugged off back to back defeats to put in an impressive performance at the Thepsadit Stadium. They comfortably beat newly promoted Khon Khaen FC 3-1 win to remain in third place,...
2 years ago
