Guilherme Bissoli scored a hat-trick as ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup™ holders Buriram United FC notched up a second win in a row in defence of their Thai League 1 title on Sunday with a 5-1 victory over Uthai Thani.
The Brazilian put his side in front in the 37th minute and restored their lead 10 minutes into the second half after Ben Davis had levelled for the visitors.
Supachai Chaided extended the lead in the 64th minute while Bissoli completed his hat-trick with 15 minutes remaining. Suphanat Muenta scored the fifth four minutes into added time for Osmar Loss’ side.
Buriram United already hold a two point lead at the top of the standings after the opening two rounds over Shopee Cup™ rivals Bangkok United FC and BG Pathum United FC.
BG Pathum picked up their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Lamphun, with Matheus Fornazari scoring twice in the final 13 minutes to secure the three points after Mohammed Osman had given the visitors a 25th minute lead.
Bangkok United, meanwhile, drew 3-3 with Kanchanaburi despite having Rungrath Phumichantuk sent off in the 58th minute for a second bookable offence.
Goals from Richairo Zivkovic and Seia Kunori had given Bangkok United a two goal lead before Mohamed Mara pulled one back seven minutes into first half injury time.
Rungrath’s dismissal saw Kanchanaburi take control and goals from Gerson Rodrigues and Chenrop Samphaodi in the 76th and 79th minutes respectively put the hosts in front until Zivkovic scored seven minutes from time to salvage a point for Totchtawan Sripan’s team.
Meanwhile, a 62nd minute goal from Jairo maintained Johor Darul Ta’zim FC’s perfect start to the defence of their Malaysian Super League title with a 1-0 win against hosts Kuching City on Sunday.
Xisco Munez’s team have nine points from three matches and are two points ahead of Terengganu FC and Kuala Lumpur City FC.
Selangor, who opened their Shopee Cup™ campaign on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw against Buriram United in Group A, are in seventh after their 2-1 loss to Negri Sembilan.
Công An Hà Nội FC bounced back from Thursday’s opening Group A loss in the Shopee Cup™ to BG Pathum United to claim a 3-0 win over Becamex HCMC on Sunday in V.League 1 while Nam Định FC slipped to a 2-1 defeat against SLNA.
Tampines Rovers FC drew 0-0 in their Singapore Premier League opener against Geylang United on Sunday while champions Lion City Sailors begin their domestic campaign on Monday against Hougang United.
In the Cambodian Premier League, PKR Svay Rieng FC picked up their third win in a row with a 3-0 victory over Boeung Ket.
Shan United FC will kick off their defence of the Myanmar National League title against Dagon on Tuesday.
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