5. 26/7/17 1st Round: Chiang Mai 2-2 Chonburi (2-4 pens)
A very exciting cup game, played in difficult conditions and with a fantastic atmosphere. Chonburi were fortunate to come away with the win in the end, despite bossing the penalty shoot out. Chiang Mai should take a lot of positives from this despite the disappointing end. It was a great cup tie for the neutral supporter and for the home fans (until the 93rd minute). Chiang Mai have been hoping for these kind of occasions (playing big teams with great atmosphere) for quite a few years now.
Home games in the 2nd leg of this season have all had a great atmosphere and of course until this game, a positive result. This was a bigger game against bigger opposition and so there was a special atmosphere both in terms of the cup and playing Chonburi.
Mark Varney
Full report: Chiang Mai 2-2 Chonburi (2-4 pens)
4. 8/8/18 Quarter Final: Chonburi 4-6 Bangkok Glass (AET)
Someone questioned a few weeks ago why I watch Thai football if I'm so negative about it. This is why. No plastic English PL for me, thank you. With its no limit on foreigners nutty idea, built to bolster Murdoch's bank balance and sod everything else, though people are too stupid to realise it.
No, last night’s match was right up there with the 'Parrot Sketch' and 'Fork 'andles’. From a footballing point of view it highlighted the woeful quality of teams, officials and players on show every week at many grounds, but for the neutral, just pure entertainment. And what a roller coaster.
Peter Reeves
Full report: Chonburi 4-6 Bangkok Glass
3. 11/7/18 2nd Round: Chonburi 5-1 Muang Thong Utd
Chonburi fans very happy and rightly so. They’d seen their team give their much vaunted opposition a right royal battering and played well.
Muangthong? Well I don't get to see them very often, but if this is it, good heavens! No defensive shape, no commitment, don't close down, and seem to leave everything to the left winger or Heberty. It was a very poor showing. I can't think that the travelling fans would have been very impressed. Obviously they are not this bad every week, but the Sharks won't mind. A good win in a competition that is opening up for them, as some big names fall.
Great for the fans who put up with so much. Great for the club who need some good will.
Peter Reeves
Full report: Chonburi 5-1 Muang Thong Utd
2. 17/8/11 Quarter Finals 1st Leg: Chonburi 3-2 Muang Thong Utd
Chonburi FC rallied to beat Muang Thong United 3-2 in the first leg of the League Cup quarter finals last night.
At Chonburi Stadium, Muang Thong got off to a fast start when they were awarded a penalty after Teerasil Dangda was tripped in the area by Adul Lahso. Datsakorn Thonglao, who returned from suspension, put the Kirins in front.
Inspired by Therdsak Chaiman, who also returned from suspension, the Sharks piled pressure on the visitors and their efforts paid off just before half time. Therdsak's free kick found Gaston Gonzalez who headed the ball past Muang Thong goalkeeper Kawin Thammastachanant.
Chonburi were dominant in the opening stages of the second halfbut it was Muang Thong who regained the lead through Jakkraphan Pornsai in the 69th minute.
The Sharks equalised in the 76th minute when Ney Fabiano headed the ball into the net from a Therdsak cross. Chonlatit Jantakam then scored the winner for Chonburi later on.
Tor Chittinand
1. 1/10/11 Semi Finals 2nd Leg: Chonburi 3-2 PEA (PEA won on away goals)
In a stormy* match, PEA stunned the hosts after just three minutes when Suchao Nutnum headed the ball home for an early lead.
PEA were leading 2-0 on aggregate as Chonburi needed three unanswered goals to progress.
Guston Silva made it 1-1 on the night in the 25th minute but 60 seconds later, Chonburi were reduced to 10 men when Kenneth Akpueze was dismissed as the referee thought he elbowed Frank Acheampong but replays showed Akpueze did nothing and that Acheampong had feigned injury.
But Chonburi fought spiritedly and Pipob On-mo gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead to then make it 2-2 on aggregate.
In the second half, several players of both sides were booked before, in the 70th minute, Franck Ohandza scored an equaliser for PEA. Pipob made it 3-2 and Ney Fabiano nearly became the hero for the Sharks when his header was saved by goalkeeper Sivaruk Terdsungnern.
Tor Chittinand
Chonburi 3-2 PEA: The Aftermath
*"Stormy" doesn't really cover it. It was a super-charged occasion and the sense of injustice - caused by some very debatable refereeing decisions - spilled over onto the car park following the match. Home fans surrounded the PEA bus and the visitors were locked inside their dressing room for well over ninety minutes after the final whistle.
Emotions were running high and, in the absence of any real security, only the actions of some of the more level headed Chonburi supporters prevented a major incident. However, as there'd also been similar scenes at the league meeting between the two sides a few weeks earlier, we received a heavy fine and had to play our next two home games at neutral venues - the first with none of our fans allowed to attend.
On the pitch, this was one of the best performances I've ever seen from a Chonburi team. The fact it was against all the odds, and we came so close to pulling off an unlikely victory, made it even more impressive. Whilst I'm not condoning what happened outside the stadium, there's no doubt that these events contributed to a remarkable and memorable evening. It's unlikely we'll ever see anything quite like this again. Which is a huge shame.
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