Dateline 28^th July 2019

 FT Bangkok United 2 NRFC 2

Attendance; 2362

The Swatcats started without skipper Chalermpong, this could be a big miss tonight.

An uninspiring start to the match in exceptionally hot conditions. The hosts offering the majority of forward play but with no clear-cut chances created.

With the visitors struggling to get out of their own half for long periods, a Bangkok United goal seemed sure to come and in the 21^st minute a well taken free kick was pushed wide by keeper Cunningham as Bangkok pressed.

In one of few, Swatcat forays forward, Lee headed wide from a free kick and as the half meandered to a conclusion, the Swatcats were holding their own against better quality opposition.

The second half began with a bang as Henri swept forward and slid the ball into the net to give the Swatcats a 46th minute lead.

The Angels continued to dominate, but a break forward by Assumpcao was thwarted with Henri set to tap in. The Angels immediately countered with Bonilla shooting into Cunningham’s arms.

In the 55^th minute Assumpcao was taken down from behind in the box and a penalty was awarded. Henri converted the spot kick to give the visitors an unlikely 2 goal lead.

The visitors now sat back but the hosts still offered little in terms of chances but eventually, the Angels pulled a goal back in the 80^th minute when Chananan hammered in to give the visitors the jitters and then seconds later Bonilla equalized with an angled shot.

 In a frantic last few minutes, Cunningham brought off a world class save from a clever swiveled shot from Chananan as the visitors held on for a well-deserved point.

Well, a point but it could have so easily been three. The team were not overawed by a disappointing Bangkok United team, defended well and took advantage of two defensive errors.

An encouraging performance. Well done boys!

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