TPL
Bangkok Glass 0-0 Chonburi
The Leo Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Sunday 19th September, 2010
Match Report
A rather strange experience for me, watching this match via the cathode ray tube from the comfort of my armchair, but a change is as good as a rest...or so they say. And I must admit I did rather enjoy my half time cup of tea, accompanied by a plateful of toast. As for the game itself, it was an entertaining affair which produced a number of chances, yet somehow remained goalless. The two keepers deserve a lot of credit for this, especially Suchin who was probably the busier of the pair.
Chonburi lost Kiatprawut early on, with what looked like a bad injury and another setback for the likeable defender, who has had a torrid time since his little "holiday" in Manchester a few years ago. Hopefully, it won't be too serious and he'll soon be back in action. A further blow for the Sharks was the withdrawal of Therdsak a few minutes later. This seemed more like a precautionary measure so I fully expect the wily old midfielder to return to the team on Saturday; he'll be rested midweek.
On TV the Leo Stadium looks quite an odd little place to watch football. There are only three sides and giant stand behind one goal seems to dwarf everything around it. While, at the other end, an away enclosure that looks like it's been lifted from an English ground in the late seventies/early eighties, comes complete with a twenty foot high fence. However, there appeared to be a decent atmosphere and the travelling Chonburi contingent could certainly be heard on the box.
Overall, I think I was happy with a point. Bangkok Glass have been a bogey side for us in the past but we have taken four points off them this season. Which hopefully means we have laid that particular ghost to rest. Obviously I would have preferred three points, if only to postpone the inevitable for another week or so, but I don't have any complaints, especially as I thought that the home side probably shaded it in the second half. They certainly had more possession, but the Sharks defended resolutely. The visitors even shrugged off the rather harsh decision to send off Suttinun, rolled up their sleeves and got on with the job.
So the whole thing picks up again on Wednesday, when the two teams meet in the first leg of a second round Toyota League Cup tie. I expect that the two line-ups will be a lot different but, hopefully, the entertainment will match that served up yesterday.
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