Pathum desperate for victory

Pathum desperate for victory

BG Pathum goalkeeper Kittipong Phoothaechuek attends a training session yesterday.
BG Pathum goalkeeper Kittipong Phoothaechuek attends a training session yesterday.

BG Pathum United need a win when they host lowly Police Tero on Wednesday to put their Thai League 1 campaign back on track.

Pathum are in sixth place on 11 points, 10 behind leaders Chonburi, with a game in hand. Police, meanwhile, are fourth from last with six points.

The Rabbits suffered a shock 1-0 loss at then-bottom club Nongbua Pitchaya, while Tero earned their first win of the season with an impressive 4-2 victory over Prachuap at the weekend.

Pathum coach Makoto Teguramori said: "It will be another tough game for us. Police Tero have just claimed their first win of the season and this surely boosts their confidence.

"We must not underestimate them but we have to win this game. Our players have to forget the previous match and look forward to this match."

BG goalkeeper Kittipong Phoothaechuek said his team had several chances to score against Nongbua but failed to put the ball into the back of the net.

"We did our best but luck was not on our side. We have to keep working hard and make a comeback quickly," Kittipong said.

"We are confident that we will bounce back and get three points against Police Tero."

While the Rabbits, who were runners-up last term, have had a slow start to the 2022 season, they are strong at home with three wins in as many matches.

Miura extends age record

Kazuyoshi Miura rewrote his own record as Japan's oldest professional football player at the weekend, coming off the bench to play his first game at the rebuilt National Stadium for fourth-tier Suzuka Point Getters.

Miura, at 55 years and 225 days old, came on in the 76th minute as Suzuka held on for a 1-0 win over Criacao Shinjuku in front of a Japan Football League-record crowd of 16,218.

"I'm grateful to have played in the best atmosphere possible," said Miura, who is known as "King Kazu."

Miura is seventh on the all-time J1 scorers list with 139 goals. 

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