Opening Day: 2015

TPL

Saraburi 1-3 Chonburi

Saraburi Central Stadium

Friday 13th February, 2015

Attendance Unknown

KO 7:00pm

Gate Receipts B499,000

Merchandise B300,000

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FRIDAY THE 13th: PAH!

 As our season kicks off on Friday the 13th, I thought I'd better try and counter the bad luck that will surely befall us in Saraburi by researching superstitions that will bring good fortune. So, with the help of The Committee For Skeptical Inquiry (a genuine organisation!) I have produced the following list of things I must track down and actions I must carry out ahead of tomorrow's clash.  

Wish me luck...

A rabbit's foot brings good luck

To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck

To find a horseshoe brings good luck

You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle

Clothes worn inside out will bring good luck

Wearing your birthstone will bring you good luck

A cricket in the house brings good luck

Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish

come true

Goldfish in the pond bring good luck

To find a penny heads up, brings good luck

You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck

Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle (pictured)

Match Report

In all honesty, this was a scrappy affair. We only really performed in the first and last ten minute periods - which is when the goals came. For the rest of the time, we seemed happy to let the home side have possession. Fortunately, they didn't know what to do with the ball when they had it. Apart from when they scored, I can't recall them causing any problems for Sinthaweechai in goal and the rest of the defence dealt with the Saraburi attacks - such as they were - quite comfortably.

 

I thought Adul had a good game in midfield - more like his old self - Mineiro worked hard, looked effective and deserved his goal, and Kirati's cameo was quite encouraging - it will certainly give us another option having a big, strapping centre forward up front. But other than these three, no-one else made much of an impression.  However, I guess we can forgive them, as it was our second match in four days and they probably had one eye on next Tuesday's visit to Japan. They also delivered three points and got our season off to a winning start.

 

I'm not going to bang on about the referee but he was awful. Truly, truly awful. Surely the league needs to make some sort of major commitment to giving these people education and training. I'm not sure what kind of coaching they get at the moment but it clearly isn't good enough. the bloke last night looked like he'd just been pulled in off the street and given a whistle. Poor.