Coach Tu, a popular coach while with Phuket FC, celebrated emphatically on the sidelines as TTM FC made the most of their chances and pulled themselves to 18th place (11) on Yamaha League-1 table. Phuket, meanwhile, fall one spot down on the Yamaha League-1 table, to 5th place (20 points).
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TTM FC's Bo Huyn Chun (No. 10) broke the 0-0 deadlock early in the first half with a beautiful finish off a cross by midfielder Phuwanat Saengsri (No. 23). Chun used a perfectly-timed shot off his left foot to put TTM up 1-0.
Phuket FC responded by controlling the ball for much of the first half and making sure they set the pace of the game, though scoring chances were few and far between.
In the second half, former Phuket FC midfielder Eakartit Somjit's (No. 22) cross found a surging Matias Recio (No. 38), who finished with a header to force the ball into the back of the net and put TTM up by two goals.
The final goal came from an assist by Recio as he was chased by two Phuket defenders before he made a through pass to Nattapat Somsri (No. 27) inside the penalty box to put TTM FC up by three.
Though Phuket FC did control much of the pace of the game, the team were unable to find the back of the net even when Pradipat Amatantri (No. 25) had an open goal in the second half. Chances by Yusuke Sato, Moussa Sylla and Berlin Nlome-Ndebi were squandered by solid goalkeeping from TTM's Argentinean goalkeeper, Echenique Lucas Daniel.
Now, Yamaha League-1 will head into a month-long break. No exhibition matches for Phuket FC have been anounced as of yet.
Yamaha League-1 play will resume on June 20, when Phuket FC take on Ayutthaya FC in an away match at the ancient capital - kick off is 6pm. The next Phuket FC home match at Surakul Stadium in Phuket Town will take place on June 28 at 7pm against current 1st place team Police United.
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