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Beetles end trip with victory

Chiang Rai United forward Bill rises above a pair of Tampines Rovers players for a header during their final Group H game on Saturday.

Thailand’s Chiang Rai United changed gears late in their last AFC Champions League Group H outing to overpower Singapore’s Tampines Rovers 3-0 on Saturday night.

Sivakorn Tiatrakul’s late goal put the Beetles on course when the two sides met for the second time, and the Thai side picked up two more goals on their way to victory at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent.

Bill settled matters for Chiang Rai United in the 82nd minute, bagging his third goal of the tournament with a fine diving header to meet Sanukran Thinjom’s cross from the left to make it 2-0.

There was still time for a third goal as skipper Phitiwat Sukjitthummakul pounced on a poor defensive clearance to rifle…

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