Chonburi edge Si Sa Ket 2-1 to close gap on Buriram

Chonburi edge Si Sa Ket 2-1 to close gap on Buriram

Title rivals Chonburi FC closed gap on leaders Buriram after they beat Si Sa Ket 2-1 while the Thunder Castle were held 2-2 by Osotspa in the Thai Premier League action last night.

Buriram's Javier Patino, right, vies for the ball with Osotspa players.  

A goal by Boworn Tapla in the 49th minute gave the Sharks three precious points at Chonburi Stadium as they are now only two points behind Buriram with four games to go.

Chonburi took the lead from Kroekrit Taweekarn in the 32nd minute before Brent McGrath equalised for Si Sa Ket seven minutes later.

Chonburi are now on 68 points from 34 games while Buriram have 70 points.

Earlier, Buriram were held to a battling 2-2 draw by Osotspa at Thai-Japanese Staidum.

Two goal from Spain defender David Rochela (40th and 86th) were not enough to lift the Thunder Castle as Kritsada Kemden (44th) and Aron Da Silva (87th) scored for the visitors.

Rochela put 'hosts' Buriram 1-0 ahead with five minutes to go in the first half, with a deflected header from a corner.

But Osotspa forward Kritsada Kemden beat Buriram goalkeeper Siwarak Terdsungnern with a stunning low shot from the edge of the box to pull level minutes later.

Rochela headed home again with only four minutes remaining from a Teerathorn Bunmathon free-kick only to see Osotspa equalised right away from substitute forward Da Silva.

Buriram were banned from playing at their I-Mobile Stadium after their fans carried provocative banners.

In other games, Chainat crushed hosts Samut Songkhram 3-0 while Ratchaburi edged BEC Tero 2-1.

Violence at Muang Thong

Fans of SCG Muang Thong United and Singhtarua have filed complaints with police against each other after a fight on Saturday night.

The mass brawl took place outside SCG Stadium after Muang Thong beat Singhtarua 3-1 in a TPL match.

It is still unclear which side started the fight which caused damage to properties and injury to several people.

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