From: akkamon@tlaeng.enet.dec.com ("Akkamon Srihiran, DSS Engineering/Thailand  09-Oct-1992 1019")
Subject: Thailand Semi-Pro: Oct 7 result
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 92 20:21:21 PDT
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Hi,
     From the news below, it seems that Semi-Pro is still alive and will be
held again next year, I hope :). IMO, the failure of Semi-Pro is that this
tournament is held during rainy season, Dhuphatemiya is too far to go, and
the main problem is that "Is it worth to watch?".
     I think both Semi-Pro and Minor Leagues will be more interesting if
the matches are held at each team's ground, host and visitor matches for
each team, as in other countries. It's not worth going, as you know how
terrible Bangkok traffic is, to the Dhuphatemiya or National Stadium to 
watch those, sometimes boring :(, matches.
     The other way to improve these matches and all kinds of sports in 
Thailand is that the TV sports programs should have the highlights or 
exciting moments of these sports to show the spectators that our sports 
is worth to watch. 
     Any ideas?

cheers,
Tua


The Nation : Oct 8 -------------------------------------------------------

Oct 7     Telephone organization   0    Thai Farmers Bank   1
                                          Voravuth Srimaka       10

Voravuth fires TFB past TOT
---------------------------
     Lanky midfielder Voravuth Srimaka fired the winning goal for National
Division A champions the Thai Farmers Bank (TFB) when they pipped the
Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) 1-0 in a boring encounter at the
Dhuphatemiya Stadium yesterday in the 2nd Semi-Pro League Football
Tournament.
     The teams drew 2-2 when they met in the first leg of the tournament.
     Unmarked TFB midfielder Voravuth scored from in close after being set
up by forward Pirom Chairak in the 10th minute of the first half.
     The TFB, minus Asian Cup player Surachai Chaturapatpong, who is
suspended after receiving two yellow cards in one match, played well in the
first half and kept their opposition guessing with long passes to both
wingers.
     In the second half the TOT bounced back and dominated the game, but
while they tried hard to score, forward Pongsatorn Tiebthong could not
break through the strong TFB defence led by Sajja Sirikhet.
     With one minute of the match remaining, the TOT had defender
Samranphet Chaikhla send off after he fouled TFB forward Panuwat Yinphan.
     Most of the action in yesterday's game took place in the midfield
area, with little to excite the small crowd in the stands.
     After yesterday's result the TFB climbed to the top of the standings
after being in fourth place with a total of 16 points.
     The TOT, meanwhile slipped from third to fourth place with 13 points.


     Standings : Oct 7 ---------------------------------------
     Team                    pld   w    d    l    +    -   pts
     ---------------------------------------------------------
     Thai Farmer Banks       10    4    4    2   11    9    16
     Bangkok Bank             9    4    3    2   13   11    15
     Port Authority           9    3    4    2   11    7    13
     Telephone Org (TOT)     10    3    4    3    9    8    13
     Royal Thai Army          9    2    6    1   13   10    12
     Osothasapha              9    3    2    4   12   18    11
     Royal Thai Air Force     9    2    3    4   12   19     9
     Ratchapracha             9    1    4    4    9    8     7
     ---------------------------------------------------------


     In other football news, Voravee Makudee, the chairman of the technical
committee of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), said the Asian Cup
team will play a warm-up match in Malaysia next Monday.
     Thailand's Asian Cup squad will meet a local team. The squad will
contest the Asian Cup final in Japan from October 28 to November 8.
     Meanwhile, the TFB will play Indonesia's Division A champions Arseto
on Sunday in the third round of the Asian Club Football Championship.
     However, while the Semi-Pro League and Division A teams have been in
the spotlight, there is also good news for teams from the lower divisions.
     The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) plans to orgranize a
Semi-Pro Minor Football Tournament for Division B teams from next year, FAT
vice President Manit Sridaranop revealed yesterday.
     Manit told "The Nation" that since the FAT inaugurated the Semi-Pro
League Tournament in 1991, minor Division B teams such as the Bareau of
Crown Property, Krung Thai Bank and Bangtoey Suwannoi had asked for a Monor
League for them and the Division A team that did not take part in the
Semi-Pro League.
     The regulations for the teams for the Minor League are that they must
be teams from the national Division A or Division B or have to be the
Division C or Division D champions, the team must have a sponsor to support
the expenses and the team must have a ground.

end the Nation ---------------------------------------------------------