Match Report
In the standings it was Chiangmai 11th on 46 points, Raj Pracha 16th on 37 — separated by 9. Chiangmai had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Chiangmai ran at 1.44 scored and 1.21 conceded, Raj Pracha at 0.85 and 1.21.
Chiangmai arrived off four straight defeats.
K. Saisombat took charge of the match — our records show 18 games refereed with an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Chiangmai Municipality Stadium in Chiang Mai (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.