Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Customs United 4th with 58 points, Udon Thani 18th with 21, 37 apart. Udon Thani's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Per game in the league, Udon Thani were scoring 0.91 and conceding 2.56, Customs United 1.32 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Udon Thani — five in succession.
Udon Thani Institute of PE Stadium in Udon Thani, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.