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Monday, April 29, 2024

Last-gasp goals spare Chonburi’s blushes

Nongbua Pitchaya’s Hamilton Saores celebrates after scoring against Chiangmai.

Chonburi needed two injury-time goals from Yoo Byung-Soo and Panthamitr Praphan to rally past Samut Prakan City 2-1 in an entertaining Thai League 1 battle last night.

The home team had done well to defend the one goal Aris Zarifovic had given them in the 67th minute before Yoo and Panthamitr struck.

In another game last night, first-timers Nongbua Pitchaya overtook former champions Muang Thong United into sixth place with a 3-1 win over bottom-placed Chiangmai United.

The upshot lifted Nongbua, promoted to the top league at the start of the season, to 40 points, just one adrift of Chiang Rai United.

Hamilton Soares was at his best, grabbing a double in the first half to put Nongbua on course. Jiraphan Phasukkhan scored the…

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