League Play-Off

King Tha Yang
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. Pornchai Manjek started the match with the kick off. If Pornchai Manjek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute of the match Amnaj Kheangraeng shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Natee Danjasda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Natee Danjasda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuttasak Hattapumigasaid, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronnapob Chaivong during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ronnapob Chaivong hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Natee Danjasda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pornchai Manjek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boonwong Ianleang struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Kometh Phewpho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for King Tha Yang. If Chayatit Rosongnoen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chayatit Rosongnoen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Kometh Phewpho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute, King Tha Yang's Boonwong Ianleang ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kometh Phewpho. Kometh Phewpho yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. If Yuttasak Hattapumigasaid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in King Tha Yang's zone, Yuttasak Hattapumigasaid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natee Danjasda came out of the goal and Yuttasak Hattapumigasaid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Pornchai Manjek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natee Danjasda was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Chayatit Rosongnoen took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kometh Phewpho. Kometh Phewpho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Chayatit Rosongnoen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kometh Phewpho having to interfere. After 48 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ban San Champa! In the 50th minute there was a penalty for King Tha Yang. Thammadech Wisestoom stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kometh Phewpho. 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Boonwong Ianleang made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Yuttanavee Limsuwan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kometh Phewpho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chayatit Rosongnoen, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Chayatit Rosongnoen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Kometh Phewpho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pornchai Manjek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 75 minutes, Yuttanavee Limsuwan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ban San Champa and the King Tha Yang players grew even worse after the yellow card. 75 minutes into the game, one of Ban San Champa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Panchai Ramkaew's late challenge caught a Ban San Champa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Panchai Ramkaew helped the player get up and apologised. Panchai Ramkaew hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. If Pornchai Manjek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chayatit Rosongnoen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kometh Phewpho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. When Pornchai Manjek came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Ban San Champa 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 Pornchai Manjek couldn't finish the play. King Tha Yang's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.