Former champions BG Pathum United's glaring slump in form continued last night when they suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat at the hands of relegation-threatened Nongbua Pitchaya in a Thai League 1 game at home.
The shock loss came after Teerasil Dangda had converted a penalty to give former champions Pathum the lead after 27 minutes.
The spot kick was awarded after a VAR check in the wake of a foul on Nattapol Worasut inside the box by a Nongbua defender.
However, Nongbua equalised in the 34th minute when veteran Rabbits defender Andres Tunez fouled Barros Tardeli in the penalty area.
The match referee once again consulted the VAR and pointed to the spot from where Tardeli made no mistake.
The visitors got their second goal when Tardeli opened the ball for Islam Batran to put Nongbua 2-1 ahead shortly before the break.
Tardeli struck again in the first minute of the second half to push Nongbua's advantage to two goals which they successfully defended until the end of the match.
Buriram stay unbeaten
Defending champions Buriram United continued their unbeaten run with a 2-0 victory over Lamphun Warriors last night.
Jonathan Bolingi netted the first goal for the league leaders after 72 minutes and Haris Vuckic added the second to the tally in the 83rd minute.
Buriram enjoy a massive 12-point advantage over second-placed Bangkok United who have amassed 46 points so far from 22 matches.
Earlier on Saturday night, Chonburi could only pick up a point at their home ground after a 2-2 draw with Khon Kaen United.
Hosts Ratchaburi were also held 1-1 by Sukhothai and Nakhon Ratchasima moved out of the red zone by routing Lampang 3-0.