14th
November 2012
Rajamangala National
Stadium, Bangkok
Thailand 5-0 Bhutan
Thailand showed no mercy to Bhutan in this one sided match,
with the magnificently named Apipoo Sunthornpanavei scoring twice in the first
5 minutes to effectively end this contest before it had even begun. That’s not to say that Bhutan didn’t have a
few chances of their own, but sadly couldn’t convert.
More likely were more goals for Thailand, and they duly
delivered, adding two more before the break, with our pal Apipoo completing his
hat-trick, and one straight after before presumably easing off. The second half goal coming from the possibly
even better named Rattana Phectaporn.
They
could have had more, but Bhutan are hailing their goalkeeper for keeping them
in it. Sort of.
As an aside with very little relevance, I once wandered in
to the Rajamangala Stadium through an open gate and out on to the pitch. The only person there was cleaning in the
stands and just waved me on, happy to let me have my moment on the pitch of a
national stadium.
Anyway back to the match, and Bhutan’s Japanese coach Ohara
Kazunori had this to say afterwards...
“I was quite impressed to see the potential of the players, it was more than expected”.
So there you have it.
Officially nothing was expected, and so avoiding a total humping was
actually quite a positive for Bhutan!
Highlights of Thailand’s goals can be seen here...
Thailand (4) 5 Apipoo Sunthornpanavei 4, 5, 35, Naphat Thamrongsu
Rattana Phectaporn 49
Rattana Phectaporn 49
Bhutan (0) 0
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