Bangkok Christian College is a football club who compete in the Thai Football League in the capital of Bangkok. The football club was formed in 1997, It forms part of a college with a fine tradition of athletes which was formed in 1852.
Bangkok Christian College 3 Minburi United 1 (Friday 28th
July 2023) Friendly (att: c30)
There were no amateur fixtures over the forthcoming weekend owing to a holiday for the King’s birthday, so two youthful sides got together at Vichupa Football Fields off Ram Inthra in Ram Inthra to the northeast of the capital.
This fine venue has five pitches all with small covers and high nets around them. I'd been to V3 for a game earlier in the year as well as seeing a couple of games on V5, one of two pitches belonging to the same group around half a mile south.
This game was played on Pitch 1, which was a new one for me, and most convenient as I was up the road with my good lady having the car valeted when I spotted the game on Facebook. A bus dropped me on Nawamin Road before I undertook a ten minute walk.
I guessed that there would be no catering at the ground, so I bought a toastie from 7/11 and later a passing motorcycle vendor sold me an ice cream while the match was in progress, as I looked on from the unoccupied fourth official's bench
The game consisted of three periods of thirty-minutes. Everyone in both large youthful squads got a game. I presume this set up might have been agreed because United had three keepers, giving them half an hour each to impress the coach.
Minburi compete in the local Thonburi and Thailand Amateur Leagues, while BCC seems to have reassembled well on this evidence, with this being the under 18s team. I would be keeping an eye on their future progress.
Several parents watched from fold up chairs beside their cars outside the net. We were treated to a fast-paced encounter full of skill and attacking play. The coaches at both clubs certainly had their lads playing the right way.
There were very few fouls and absolutely no dissent either, which I enjoyed. Volunteers from BCC refereed and ran the line and even updated the scoreboard on the far side. They certainly looked to be a polite and disciplined bunch.
Minburi took an early lead in the early stages when a a low free kick was turned in. The scores were levelled when a low cross was put away on sixteen minutes. Neither side had numbers on their shirts, so I had no chance of working out the scorers. Indeed, United wore their sleeveless training tops.
BCC broke quickly but a forward missed a sitter at the near post after receiving a square ball before the Minburi keeper pulled off a smart save. A low cross shot was tapped in at the back post a couple of minutes before the first break to make it 2-1.
The United goalie made a miraculous save not long after the restart. BCC saw a half volley go just over and then another effort cleared off the line prior to the final turnaround. It became 3-1 when a good twist and turn in the box was followed by a low shot into the bottom corner.
A late effort across goal clipped off the Minburi post before proceedings ended. It had been most watchable fare. Good fun, and an easy cheap bus ride home listening to TMS before watching the Test match action from the Oval with IPA from the local shop and a stunning meal cooked by my beautiful wife.
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