Thai Port have won just four of their eight matches in this season Toyota League Cup, but a combination of a solid defence and the knack of scoring when it really matters leaves us with a chance of winning the trophy for the second season running. Here's a look back at our route to the final;
ROUND 1: AYUTTHAYA 1-3 THAI PORT
18/06/2011 - Thai Port began their defence of the Toyota League Cup with a trip to Ayutthaya FC. The lower league side put in a spirited display but they could not spoil Thongchai Sukkokee's first game in charge of Port. Phudit Niamkong, Sivakorn Chakuprasat and Kiatjareon Ruangparn all netted for the visitors. Panuphong Lamphuttha replied for the hosts.
ROUND 2: THAI PORT 3-1 TOT
29/06/2011 - Thai Port safely navigated their way into the last 16 of the Toyota League Cup with a 3-1 win over TOT. It wasn't plain sailing, however, as the visitors opened the scoring early in the game through Nattapol Poontawee. Port hit back quickly and led 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Ekkapoom Potharungroj and Worawut Wangsawad. Ekkapoom put the result beyond doubt late in the game with his second goal of the tie.
ROUND 3 LEG 1: POLICE UNITED 0-0 THAI PORT // LEG 2: THAI PORT 2-0 POLICE UNITED
06/07/2011 - If you didn't see the game, count yourself lucky. It was a shocker. The first-half wasn't much of a spectacle for the sparse crowd at Thammasat Stadium, with chances at a premium. The second-half was worse. To compound everyone's misery, the sadistic match officials added on 5 minutes of stoppage time at the end of the game. Shame on them!
03/08/2011 - Thai Port booked their place in the Toyota League Cup last 8 with a fairly comfortable 2-0 win over Police United at PAT Stadium. All the damage was done in the first-half, and the visitors were the architects of their own downfall. Sompong Yod-Ard, under very little pressure, inexplicably palmed the ball into his his own net to gift Port the lead. Worawut Wangsawad wrapped up the win from the penalty spot following a foul by Whoo Hyun.
QUARTER FINAL LEG 1: CHIANG RAI UNITED 1-1 THAI PORT // LEG 2: THAI PORT 0-0 CHIANG RAI UNITED
17/08/2011 - Port gained a creditable 1-1 draw against Chiang Rai United in the Toyota League Cup quarter-final first-leg. Midfielder Kim Ba-Wi opened the scoring for the visitors in the first-half with an excellent left-footed strike. However, Chiang Rai United skipper Wasan Nathasan equalised for the Fighting Beetles on the hour mark. Port finished the game with 10 men after Mongkol Namnuad was shown a second yellow card late in the game.
24/08/2011 - Thai Port edged into the semi-finals of the Toyota League Cup on away goals following a 0-0 draw with Chiang Rai United at PAT Stadium. The decisive moment of the tie, therefore, was Kim Ba-Wi's excellent strike in the first-leg.
SEMI FINAL LEG 1: THAI PORT 3-0 PATTALUNG // LEG 2: PATTALUNG 1-0 THAI PORT
14/09/2011 - Thai Port have one foot in the final of the Toyota League Cup after a 3-0 semi-final first-leg victory over Pattalung at PAT Stadium. Port took the lead on the stroke of half-time thanks to Worawut Wangsawad's 5th goal of the campaign. The lead was extended after the break by Ekkapoom Potharungroj and Jacob Aikihionbare, leaving the home side in total command of the tie.
21/09/2011 - Thai Port reached their second successive Toyota League Cup final despite losing today's semi-final second-leg tie. Hosts Pattalung battled hard to try and overcome the 3-0 first-leg deficit, but in all honesty, they never really looked like doing so. They did, however, manage to score a late consolation goal thanks to some neat footwork and a quality finish from Rowland Guina.
You left out Big Ben's appearance in that stats table!
ReplyDelete555 That was a conscious decision. I refuse to recognise that as a proper appearance lol.
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