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| The new kit (credit: Nhong Tim) |
It all looked hopeless as a goal within the opening two minutes of the game for Rangsit put Eka -sporting our shiny new shirts - on the backseat. It came as a double shock for me because I’d noticed that at three key figures in the side - Veteren defender and captain Janewit and newcomers Siroch and Wasin who played such an important role in our reversal of fortunes were absent from the side, though the latter two would appear later as subs.
Nonthaburi were awarded a penalty midway in the first half but the shot was saved, the follow up blocked and the second follow up smashed against the post.
Things were leveled up to ten men apiece in the second half when a silly tackle by a Rangsit player was reacted to in a totally irresponsible way by out talented forward Samart. The clip below only tells half the story. Samart walked off before the ref could give him his red so he was called back on (as per the rules) and had to be restrained *again* by his teammates. During that time, Eka tried a trick by substituting Samart and another player. The fourth official allowed this but when the ref saw what had happened, he reversed the substitutions. This sparked a very angry protest from Nonthaburi staff and a torrent of abuse from the home fans. Why? No idea. The ref did his job and though I greatly support and rate Samart, he has nobody but himself to blame for this incident.
It all looked hopeless and Rangsit piled on the play acting (see the clip) but one thing I love so much about Nonthaburi these days is the fighting spirit. Sure enough, deep into the 8 minutes of stoppage time came the equaliser via a neat overhead by Siriwat. The reaction of the players and fans was fantastic to be a part of.
Great job, lads! Roll on the next game!
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