FC PHUKET tumbled to a 0-2 loss at home in Phuket City last night, leaving the ''Hulks'' contemplating the effects of injuries as their season sours.

The scoreline was actually complete by halftime as a more capable Saraburi FC buried the hopes of Phuket to march on to a Division One premiership in their first season.

The photo album by Phuketwan's Sert Tongdee tells the story of the night: plenty of action as FC Phuket strives to reverse the poor early start, but no cheers for the Phuket crowd in green.

That said, the Saraburi reds deserved their victory. Defeat at home leaves FC Phuket with five wins, three draws and three losses from 11 games.

With a sharp loss at home in Phuket City now added to two defeats on the road, the FC Phuket campaign that promised so much now seems doomed to fizzle unless an extraordinary season second-half recovery takes place.

And as FC Phuket demonstrated last night, second-half recoveries are never easy.

Confusion over a faulty official fixture that listed FC Phuket's opponents as Samut Prakan did nothing to ease the pain of Phuket's first defeat at home.