RELEASED: 23 Oct 2017 at 04:30
Diogo Luis Santo transformed an injury-time charge last night to assist Buriram United edge 10-man Sukhothai 1-0 and leave the Thunder Castle requiring a draw to declare this year’s Thai League 1 prize.
Buriram’s triumph and protecting champs SCG Muang Thong United’s failure to overcome ninth-ranked Port– they played to a 1-1 draw– implies the two-horse is now practically over.
The only method Muang Thong, who have a video game in hand, can surpass their bitter opponents in the title race is by winning their staying 4 matches and hoping that Buriram lose their last 3 projects this year.
After a goalless very first half in front on an empty PAT Arena, hosts Port were provided the edge by Josimar on 60 minutes, which lasted just a few minutes as Leandro Assumpcao struck the leveller for Muang Thong.
Bangkok United rode on a brace by Dragan Boskovic to tape a 2-1 triumph over Ratchaburi which left them in 3rd location, just one shy of Muang Thong’s haul of 66 points. Ratchaburi’s only objective was scored by Natthawut Sombutyotha in the passing away minutes.
In Other Places, a Rodrigo Vergilio objective in the 5th minute showed enough for Navy to declare a 1-0 triumph, a result which is most likely to predestine having a hard time Si Sa Ket to the 2nd tier.
Chonburi lost a chance to declare 3 points in the house, yielding a late equaliser for a 1-1 draw with Bangkok Glass.
Chiang Rai United needed to rally two times to restore a 2-2 draw at Pattaya United.
Felipe Azevedo crossed out a one-goal deficit in the 2nd half to make it 1-1 for Chiang Rai after the hosts were put ahead in the 11th minute by Milos Stojanovic.
However Chiang Rai discovered themselves routing as soon as again when Aleksandar Jevtic scored for Pattaya United and this time it was Thitiphan Puanjan who came their rescue.
Authorities Tero’s home video game versus Sutkhothai ended in a 1-1 deadlock.