Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Ang Thong (4th, 38 pts) and Ayutthaya (12th, 22 pts). Ayutthaya's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Ang Thong were scoring 1.54 and conceding 1.21, Ayutthaya 0.83 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Ang Thong — three in succession. Defeat had followed defeat for Ayutthaya — three in succession.
Ang Thong Stadium, capacity 5,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.