League Play-Off

Ban Thap Ron
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ragnar Hammarström took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ragnar Hammarström scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nut Monkeaw, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Cosimo Morelli sped through Ban Thap Ron's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nut Monkeaw. When Andréas Kaxe came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Farang FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andréas Kaxe couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ban Thap Ron fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Farang FC a penalty, 14 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ragnar Hammarström, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ban Thap Ron's Nut Monkeaw. 0-3. Ragnar Hammarström might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nut Monkeaw. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ragnar Hammarström ran back to his position shaking his head. Nut Monkeaw stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ragnar Hammarström's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Nut Monkeaw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ragnar Hammarström in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Ragnar Hammarström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Farang FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Ban Thap Ron's Nut Monkeaw played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosimo Morelli in the 30th minute of play. Ragnar Hammarström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the match, Cosimo Morelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nut Monkeaw. Ban Thap Ron's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cosimo Morelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Worayuth Tanomrak's late challenge caught a Farang FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Worayuth Tanomrak helped the player get up and apologised. 40 minutes into the match, Farang FC's 叶康庭 broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Ragnar Hammarström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nut Monkeaw having to interfere. Ragnar Hammarström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Cosimo Morelli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Farang FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cosimo Morelli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nut Monkeaw breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andréas Kaxe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 48 minutes into the match, Farang FC's Cosimo Morelli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nut Monkeaw narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kandisak Torsirikulchai stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Sorasak Mapinta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Farang FC and the Ban Thap Ron players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Farang FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Sorasak Mapinta hit a great ball. Cosimo Morelli who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Nut Monkeaw when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 61 played minutes Ban Thap Ron got a freekick which was hit by Komon Kittivrhvarakul. 63 minutes in the game Pong Watcharavitayakul got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thitipong Yamfak in the 66th minute of play forced Farang FC's goalkeeper Marcus Karlstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosimo Morelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cosimo Morelli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nut Monkeaw read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 73rd minute by Cosimo Morelli got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 75th minute, Farang FC's Pong Watcharavitayakul ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nut Monkeaw. Nut Monkeaw yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. Cosimo Morelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Nut Monkeaw made a huge save. Andréas Kaxe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcus Karlstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kandisak Torsirikulchai in the 86th minute of play. Nut Monkeaw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andréas Kaxe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Hermann Wachsmann managed to get in a good position for a shot. Farang FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hermann Wachsmann was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nut Monkeaw breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cosimo Morelli got free with Nut Monkeaw in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cosimo Morelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nut Monkeaw having to interfere.