AFC Cup
Group H
Chonburi 4-1 Persipura Jayapura
Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 6,821
Tuesday 26th April, 2011
MATCH REPORT
by www.the-afc.com
Pipob On-mo scored twice as Chonburi moved to the top of Group H in the AFC Cup with a 4-1 win over Persipura Jayapura on Tuesday, a scoreline that easily could have been more emphatic.
The Sharks are now level with Persipura Jayapura with seven points with both teams having two games to play.
Talismanic 37-year-old midfielder Therdsak Chaiman was again the best player on the pitch, relentlessly picking apart the Indonesian defence with through-balls or keeping possession and movement with short passes.
Both sides struggled to find a rhythm early on with Persipura enjoying an equal share of the possession although they did not threaten the Chonburi goal.
Defender Suree Sukha broke the deadlock for Chonburi in the 16th minute but both sides were still tense and Anucha Kitpongsri earned a yellow card for Chonburi on the half-hour mark with a tackle from behind.
Persipura forward Boas Salossa broke away in the 32nd minute after a mistake by the Chonburi defence but his heavy first touch allowed the keeper to deflect the ball for a corner.
The Sharks doubled their lead three minutes later when Arthit Sunthornpit fired a pinpoint cross to Pipob that he volleyed in from close range.
Chonburi eased away and in the 40th minute Anucha set off on a mazy run through the penalty box, eluding two players before he was hacked from behind by Titus Bonai.
Therdsak, MVP in the inaugural AFC Champions League when playing for BEC Tero Sasana, calmly dispatched the penalty to make the scoreline 3-0 before half-time.
Pipob had two one-on-ones with the goalkeeper in added time but shot directly at the opposition custodian before attempting to chip him but instead, put the ball over the bar.
The second-half was mostly one-way traffic, but Persipura did manage to spurn a fine chance in the 50th minute when Sinthaweechai Hathairatthanakool fumbled a cross, dropping it at the feet of Yustinus Paew but he could not react quickly enough.
Nine minutes later the Black Pearls were reduced to 10 men when Ortizan Salossa received his second yellow card for a studs-up lunge at Kazuto Kushida.
Pipob and substitute Suppasek Kaikaew both missed chances before Therdsak beat the offside trap to feed Suppasek in the 71st minute, who fed in a cross that Pipob glanced home.
Defender Bio Paulin earned a consolation goal for Persipura with a towering header from a corner in the 75th minute, but Chonburi had three more excellent chances in the box that they squandered before the final whistle.
The result draws Chonburi level with the Indonesians at the top of Group F on seven points, two ahead of third-placed South China.
CHONBURI ROUT PERSIPURA
by Tor Chittinand
FA Cup winners Chonburi FC put their AFC Cup campaign back on track after they defeated Persipura Jayapura of Indonesia 4-1 in their Group H game at Chonburi stadium yesterday.
The Sharks lost 3-0 to the Indonesian club two weeks ago in Indonesia.
Chonburi moved up from third place to top their group with seven points from four games. Persipura also have seven points but the Sharks have a better goal difference.
Defender Suree Sukha headed home a Jetsadakorn Hemdang cross from the right flank to put Chonburi ahead after 16 minutes.
The Sharks grew increasingly confident after that early goal.
Captain Pipob On-Mo made it 2-0 to the home side in the 35th minute when he pounced from close range following a fine delivery from the left side by Arthit Sunthornpit.
Chonburi continued to press for the third goal and eventually got what they deserved with five minutes left before half-time. Anucha Kitpongsri was fouled in the area and veteran midfielder Therdsak Chaiman put away the penalty to make it 3-0.
Chonburi maintained their pressure after the re-start with the lively Pipob a constant threat up front.
The matter got worse for Persipura who were reduced to 10 men in the 59th minute when Ortizan Berthilon Salossa received his second yellow card after a foul on Chonburi's Japanese star Kazuto Kushida.
The Sharks got their fourth goal in the 71st minute. Suppasek Kaikaew beat the offside trap as he charged down the right flank before sending in a fine cross to Pipob who punished the visitors' sloppy defence with his second goal on the night.
Persipura pulled a goal back via defender Bio Paulin who headed home from a corner kick in the 75th minute.
In the other match of the same group, South China of Hong Kong drew 3-3 with India's East Bengal at Barabati stadium in India.
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