Thunder Castle claim record 5th T1 crown
Buriram United started this season with a vow to “Strike Back” and wrest the Thai League 1 title from bitter competitors SCG Muang Thong United.
The Thunder Castle did it last night in design when they beat Cops Tero 4-0 at their I-Mobile Arena to declare a record 5th league title given that the leading flight was reorganized 9 year back.
A first-half brace from Jakson Coelho and one objective each from Diogo Luis Santos and Suchao Nutnum rounded off Cops Tero who looked tired after losing to Muang Thong in the League Cup semi-finals on Saturday.
The win provided the northeastern club an undisputable lead on 80 points, crowning them as the 2017 champs with 2 video games 2 extra.
Muang Thong, whose away match at Ubon UMT United was under method at press time last night, are now delegated fight it out for 2nd area with Bangkok United, who completed connected 1-1 with Suphanburi in an early video game.
Buriram’s previous victories was available in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015, while Muang Thong are the just other club to have actually won the league with 4 titles.
A big army of Thunder Castle fans thronged I-Mobile Arena, anticipating a celebration and they weren’t dissatisfied.
The hosts made their objective clear extremely early in the match when they opened their account through Jakson and when fellow Brazilian striker Diogo transformed a charge at 13 minutes, the writing was on the wall.
Jakson, on loan from Belgium’s first-division club Lokeren, dented Cops Tero’s expect kick-starting a healing with a blistering long shot in the 19th minute. Suchao then smashed house a pass from Diogo from the top of package at the hour mark to conclude the thrashing.
In other matches, checking out Pattaya United managed a significant upset when they overcame Bangkok Glass 5-2.
Pattaya were buoyed by 2 first-half objectives from Aleksandar Jevtic and a double by Milos Stojanovic after the break with Chainarong Tathong including another to their tally. Bangkok Glass scorers were Ariel Rodriguez and Daniel Rodriguez.
Thai Honda hammered Si Sa Ket 5-2 to consign the northeastern club the 2nd tier next season.
Port enhanced their opportunities of completing amongst the leading 10 in the league with a 3-1 triumph at relegated Super Power Samut Prakan and Ratchaburi amazed as soon as again in the house as they beat Navy 2-1.
Chiang Rai United required an injury-time objective from Prathum Chuthong to seal a 1-0 house triumph over Nakhon Ratchasima.
