Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Khonkaen Mordindang 8th with 28 points, Huai Thalaeng United 13th with 5, 23 apart. Khonkaen Mordindang had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Khonkaen Mordindang were scoring 1.42 and conceding 1.83, Huai Thalaeng United 0.79 and 3, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Huai Thalaeng United — 12 in succession.
The venue was Honam University Stadium in Gwangju. Khonkaen Mordindang led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.