AFC Champions League
Bangkok United’s only other participation in the AFC Champions League proper ended in the group stage in 2007 and the significance of Wednesday’s victory was not lost on head coach Totchtawan Sripan.
#ACL - Group F | Bangkok United (THA) 1 - 0 Lion City Sailors FC (SGP)
“Proud and happy with the achievement,” said Totchtawan. “The same feeling for the players, the backroom staff and everyone at the club who worked together for this.
“Before the game started, we had planned to go on the attack to get the three points. We thought Lion City would play more open because they also needed the points but they were in a compact and defensive mode."
“It was hard for us to break their defence. Anyhow we tried to adjust and switch our formation, in the end we got the winning goal.”
The Thai side were forced to work hard with Rungrath Phumichantuk's 86th minute winner sparking wild celebrations.
It has been a sterling campaign for the Thai side, the 13 points collected from five matches securing top spot despite the presence of two-time AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC in the group.
The two teams will meet on December 13 with Korea Republic's Jeonbuk needing victory to stand a chance of advancing as one of the three best runners-up from the East Zone.
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