by Tor Chittinand
Bangkok Post 10th July, 2017
A bloody brawl involving Chonburi's Thiago Cunha and Ratchaburi manager Tanawat Nitikanjana not only marred the Thai League 1 activities on Saturday night but also led to opposing police reports being filed by both parties.
The incident took place at the end of the first half of the match between the two sides which hosts Ratchaburi won 5-1.
Tanawat was seen complaining to the match referee as the players, including Cunha, left the field for the locker rooms at the end of first half. As the Ratchaburi manager moved away, the Brazilian sprayed drinking water on him from his bottle.
Tanawat rushed back to Cunha and slapped the Sharks' striker on the back of his head. The Brazilian reacted by splashing more water on the Ratchaburi team boss.
It is alleged that a guard then punched Cunha in the face, leaving the forward needing six stitches.
Chonburi later took Cunha to Ratchaburi police station to file a report about the incident, and Ratchaburi responded in kind with a complaint, claiming: "Cunha had hurt a guard at the venue."
The match was suspended for 45 minutes in the wake of the incident and Cunha was given a red card by the referee, leaving Chonburi with 10 men on the field.
Chonburi head coach Therdsak Chaiman said after the game: "The security at the venue was really terrible today.
"I fail to understand how someone could be allowed to hit our player. This has never happened before and Cunha is seriously injured with a broken nose. I can understand Cunha's anger over the incident.
"We were left with 10 men because Cunha got the red card because of something which involved non-players."
The league's disciplinary committee meets tomorrow to discuss the incident. If found guilty, Tanawat faces a three-month suspension, while Cunha is staring at a three-match ban and fines.
Ratchaburi had their goals through Marcel Essombe (third, 35th and 87th minutes), Montri Promsawat (39th) and an own goal by Chonlatit Jantakam in the 56th. Chonburi's only goal was scored by Nurul Sriyankem in the last minute.
Here's a video of Thiago's reaction set to 'Yakatey Sax' aka 'The Benny Hill Music'.
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