League Play-Off

Ban Lan Tao
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patanapong Thanomnam started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chatchol Tasamon in the 3rd minute of play forced Ban Lan Tao's goalkeeper Nithikorn Nophakoon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Thanut Nontachat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Amphoe Ta Luang's Sattrawut Khamopas in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ban Lan Tao's goalie prevented a goal. Rathapoome Siripitak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Pawin Saedan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patanapong Thanomnam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pawin Saedan having to interfere. Kasem Olankittikun's late challenge caught a Amphoe Ta Luang's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kasem Olankittikun helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ban Lan Tao getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Kasem Olankittikun hit a great ball. 15 minutes in the game, Thanut Nontachat dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 18thth minute of the game Sattrawut Khamopas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ban Lan Tao's Nithikorn Nophakoon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Patanapong Thanomnam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Pawin Saedan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rathapoome Siripitak was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 24th minute. Ban Lan Tao's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thepporn Ponpadung during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ban Lan Tao's goalkeeper Nithikorn Nophakoon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ban Lan Tao's Nithikorn Nophakoon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sattrawut Khamopas in the 32nd minute of play. Nithikorn Nophakoon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sattrawut Khamopas in the 35th minute of the match. Rathapoome Siripitak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Pawin Saedan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sattrawut Khamopas made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Chatchol Tasamon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute, Kasem Olankittikun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanut Nontachat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Nithikorn Nophakoon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chanwut Ngamvilai hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Patanapong Thanomnam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pawin Saedan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Nithikorn Nophakoon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanut Nontachat in the 78th minute. Thanut Nontachat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nithikorn Nophakoon having to interfere. Thanut Nontachat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pawin Saedan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rathapoome Siripitak in the 88th minute of play. Kasem Olankittikun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pawin Saedan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patanapong Thanomnam in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ban Lan Tao fans cheered their team off the field, for while Amphoe Ta Luang had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.