A successful, if quiet opening game for Rajpracha. The club had a decent sized crowd - with plenty of visiting fans , too - and a new merchandise stall selling the three new teams shirts at 350 baht each.
The first half was a quiet affair as both teams cancelled each other out. The second half was better as Raj took control of the game. Both goals were scored by number 16, Tameesee.
Suphanburi pulled one back with about seven minutes left to make for a tense finish, but Raj just held out.
A good performance today but we also saw a couple of areas to work on in training for this young team. In the first half they were caught offside needlessly on a number of occasions because attacking players simply did not even take a sideways glance before rushing forward. Secondly, when Raj tried to run down the clock they did so by feigning injury and arguing. They also gave the ball away with unnecessary sideways passes and conceded free kicks in their own half.
A far better and more sporting way to run down the clock is, of course, to take the ball to the opponents' corner flag and hold possession. In Thailand, there's a good chance an opposition player will lose his cool, clatter someone and get sent off as a bonus.
To be fair, the Raj method of time killing seems to be the only method used in Thailand. Perhaps I should get a job as a coach!
In all, a good result against one of the weaker sides in this division. With effort, Raj can look for a comfortable mid-table spot this season.
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Some crowd shots
Nice kits, I need to have one :-), and wtf kawin was doing there? :-) ...btw did you see the nice small fense? They looked like the same as at Suphachalasai. I thought they had learned something?
ReplyDeleteNice shirt...I hope Everton change to a similar design!
ReplyDeleteThunderdome is coming along nicely. It may not be pretty to look at, but neither are the concrete bowl style stadiums either! As long as the Stadium is safe an functional, that's all you can ask for when you are paying 50-60 baht per ticket.