Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sukhothai 2nd with 73 points, Navy 18th with 11, 62 apart. Per game in the league, Navy were scoring 0.82 and conceding 2.09, Sukhothai 2.29 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Navy arrived off six straight defeats. Navy had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Sukhothai, 9.
Sattahip Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500. With 21 matches recorded and 2.9 yellow cards per game, J. Phonkaew was the man in the middle. Navy led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Navy: Suan Lam Mang (26') · Sukhothai: Woo-geun Jeong (64'), S. Romphopak (90')
Key stats
Possession: Navy 39% · Sukhothai 61% · Total shots: 13-22 · On target: 4-9 · Corners: 2-11