League Play-Off

Ban Kok Ku
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ban Sop Sai's Songsurapan Inthraboon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ban Kok Ku's goalkeeper Sirinate Reungaksorn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ban Kok Ku's Sirinate Reungaksorn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aekkapong Lertprasertpakorn in the 6th minute of play. When Aekkapong Lertprasertpakorn came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Ban Sop Sai 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 Aekkapong Lertprasertpakorn couldn't finish the play. If Kittipong Saekow had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Kittipong Saekow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sitthachat Nakkum was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Korn Sararit's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sitthachat Nakkum read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Ban Sop Sai's goalkeeper Sitthachat Nakkum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Korn Sararit. After having played for 33 minutes, Korn Sararit managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ban Kok Ku's supporters crossed their fingers, but Korn Sararit was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Korn Sararit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Sitthachat Nakkum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sirinate Reungaksorn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aekkapong Lertprasertpakorn in the 44th minute of the match. Sitthachat Nakkum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kittipong Saekow in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kittipong Saekow to strike the kick off in the second half. Korn Sararit took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sitthachat Nakkum. Sitthachat Nakkum dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Ban Kok Ku's Sirinate Reungaksorn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Songsurapan Inthraboon in the 62nd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Ban Sop Sai's Songsurapan Inthraboon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Sitthachat Nakkum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korn Sararit in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 72nd match minute, Ban Sop Sai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pongsakorn Wongjirung to maneuver through the defense. In the 74thth minute of the game Kittipong Saekow who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ban Sop Sai's Sitthachat Nakkum was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Ban Sop Sai getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Wonsakon Yangyuen hit a great ball. Aekkapong Lertprasertpakorn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Sirinate Reungaksorn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Korn Sararit ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sitthachat Nakkum was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ban Kok Ku had won after a very even match.