Pattaya United finally ended their disastrous eight-game losing streak with a surprise 2-1 victory at high-flying Suphanburi last Sunday evening.
It looked likely to be another long trip home for the Dolphins after the fell behind in the 30th minute of the game to a goal from the hosts’ Ivorian striker Bireme Diouf, but United hit back soon after the break when Suchon Sanuangdee equalized in the 49th minute and then against the run of play, Pattaya’s Korean forward Jung Ji-Soo went on a mazy dribble past three Suphanburi defenders before turning the ball past the keeper to score a late winner.
Pattaya United take on Suphanburi FC at the Suphanburi Municipality Stadium, Sunday, May 12. (Photo by Pattaya United/ Offside)
It was just United’s second win of the season but was enough to see them move out of the bottom three for the first time in over a month and hopefully gives the team a springboard to progress further up the table. United’s next game is a home match at the Nongprue Stadium this coming Saturday, May 18, against Bangkok Glass. Kick-off is at 6 p.m.
At the top of the table, Chonburi kept up the pressure on the leaders with a fine 2-1 away win at Chainat. The league is starting to take on a familiar shape at the top with Chonburi, Buriram and Muang Thong United looking like they will fight it out once again for the championship. Chonburi’s next game is this coming Sunday, at home to Sisaket.
| Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | Pts. |
| Muang Thong United | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 25 |
| Buriram United | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 23 |
| Chonburi | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| TOT | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| BEC Tero Sasana | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Suphanburi | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Army United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| Songkhla United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 13 |
| Chainat | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Bangkok Glass | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| Ratchaburi | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| Police United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 10 |
| Osotspa | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| Pattaya United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| Chiangrai United | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| Samut Songkhram | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| Bangkok United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 5 |
| Sisaket | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Results: Buriram United 4 – 1 Osotspa, Chainat 1 – 2 Chonburi, Muang Thong United 2 – 0 Police United, TOT 3 – 1 Bangkok United, Songkhla United 0 – 0 BEC Tero Sasana, Sisaket PSTP Army United, Suphanburi 1 – 2 Pattaya United, Bangkok Glass 1 – 0 Ratchaburi, Chiangrai United 0 – 0 Samut Songkhram. | ||||||
