True Bangkok United Climbs to Second Place in Thai League After Victory Over Muangthong United

Bangkok: True Bangkok United moved up to second place in the league standings after defeating Muangthong United 2-0. According to Thai News Agency, in yesterday's BYD C-Lions Six League 1 football match, the big match saw True Bangkok United, ranked 4th, host Muangthong United, ranked 15th, at True BG Stadium. For this match, coach Ban-Thachatawan Sripan, the head coach of Bangkok United, rotated almost all of his players after having just played in the AFC Champions League Two match in midweek. Just three minutes in, Nebojsa Kosovic scored with a right-footed shot to give True Bangkok United a 1-0 lead over Muangthong United. Then, in the 47th minute, Kosovic headed the ball, which was saved by Korakod Pipatnadda, but rebounded back to Kosovic who slotted it home to make it 2-0. The match ended with True Bangkok United winning 2-0, securing three points. They now have 39 points from 20 matches, remaining in second place, 14 points behind league leaders Buriram United. Muangthong United are in 15th place, second-to-last, with 14 points from 21 matches. Another match at the Ayutthaya Provincial Stadium saw Ayutthaya United, ranked 8th, hosting BG Pathum United, ranked 5th. In the 16th minute of the game, Nattapol Worasut committed a serious foul on a BG Pathum United player, resulting in a red card and his dismissal from the field, leaving Ayutthaya with only 10 players. In the second half, in the 49th minute, BG Pathum United took the lead with a long-range shot from Kritsada Kaman, making it 1-0. In the 64th minute, Tomoyuki Doi scored the decisive goal to give BG Pathum United a comfortable 2-0 away victory over Ayutthaya. This win secured 3 points for BG Pathum United, bringing their total to 36 points from 21 matches, placing them 5th in the league. Ayutthaya remains in 8th place with 26 points.