Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Phitsanulok 2nd with 41 points, Northern Tak United 12th with 16, 25 apart. Northern Tak United's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Phitsanulok were scoring 1.27 and conceding 0.68, Northern Tak United 0.73 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Phitsanulok Provincial Sport Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,066. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.