PHUKET: Clinging to the trapdoor, Phuket FC heaved up from the relegation zone last night with a stirring 5-2 win at home in Phuket City.
The victory places Phuket thirteenth on the Division One ladder, with three matches to play.
Last night at Surakul Stadium, the Phuket team proved more determined to escape the black hole of relegation than its rivals, Khon Kaen FC.
Khon Kaen, who were in thirteenth spot when the match began, needed the win as much as Phuket.
However, from the time that Chon Bo-Ard slotted home the first goal for Phuket at the four-minute mark, it was clearly going to be a good night for Phuket.
The visitors fought to make it 2-2 at the 26-minute mark, but by half-time Phuket led 4-2. A second goal to Tawin Bootsombut after the break sealed the win.
Staying above the trapdoor positions remains no easy task. On Saturday, Phuket take on Bangkok United, lying in third place, in Bangkok.
coach Anurak Srikerd reckons his side now has a good chance of playing in Division One again next season.
The victory places Phuket thirteenth on the Division One ladder, with three matches to play.
Last night at Surakul Stadium, the Phuket team proved more determined to escape the black hole of relegation than its rivals, Khon Kaen FC.
Khon Kaen, who were in thirteenth spot when the match began, needed the win as much as Phuket.
However, from the time that Chon Bo-Ard slotted home the first goal for Phuket at the four-minute mark, it was clearly going to be a good night for Phuket.
The visitors fought to make it 2-2 at the 26-minute mark, but by half-time Phuket led 4-2. A second goal to Tawin Bootsombut after the break sealed the win.
Staying above the trapdoor positions remains no easy task. On Saturday, Phuket take on Bangkok United, lying in third place, in Bangkok.
coach Anurak Srikerd reckons his side now has a good chance of playing in Division One again next season.
