BG Pathum

2022 - 8 - 19

Hong Kong Premier League side Kitchee eliminated in AFC ... (Xinhua)

HONG KONG, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kitchee had the best performance of a Hong Kong Premier League club in the AFC Champions League on Friday, despite a 4-0 ...

Kitchee became the first HK Premier League side to move into the elimination phase of ACL after a second-finish in the group stage. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kitchee had the best performance of a Hong Kong Premier League club in the AFC Champions League on Friday, despite a 4-0 defeat to BG Pathum United of Thailand in the one-off round of 16. HONG KONG, Aug.

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BG Pathum end Kitchee's AFC Champions League dream (BeSoccer EN)

Thailand's BG Pathum United ended Kitchee's fairytale Asian Champions League run with a 4-0 win over the Hong Kong side in the round of 16 on Friday.

Ikhsan doubled BG Pathum's lead five minutes later, with a stunning strike from the edge of the box after beating two Kitchee defenders. The game was held in the Japanese city of Saitama, where all knockout matches in the East zone are taking place, over one leg. But BG Pathum proved too strong in the round of 16, with Worachit Kanitsribumphen and Ikhsan Fandi scoring first-half goals for the Thai side before Teerasil Dangda and Chatmongkol Tongkiri added more after the break.

BG Pathum United throw down gauntlet in AFC Champions League ... (ESPN)

27 years after a Thai club were last crowned champions of Asia, BG Pathum United are emerging as contenders in the 2022-23 AFC Champions League.

[Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/237511/phitiwat-sukjitthammakul), newly signed from [Chiangrai United](/football/club/_/id/17755/chiangrai-united), slotted alongside Sarach in the engine room seamlessly, while fellow rising talent Worachit continues to grow with each game. Marinos](/football/club/_/id/7116/yokohama-f-marinos) yet have been otherwise struggling this season on the domestic front. The same can be said for winger [Pathompol Charoenrattanapirom](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/313157/pathompol-charoenrattanapirom), whose tireless displays arguably made him BGPU's best player of the group stage. [Irfan Fandi](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/255157/irfan-fandi), older brother of Ikhsan, and [Andres Tunez](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/142599/andres-tunez) combine for a formidable centre-back partnership in front of the ever-reliable [Kittipong Phuthawchueak](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/313501/kittipong-phuthawchueak), who is now causing a few eyebrows to be raised that he only just won his first cap for Thailand this year at the age of 32. [Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors](/football/club/_/id/7119/jeonbuk-motors) outfit that flattered to deceive [in a 2-1 extra-time win](/football/match/_/gameId/634826) over [Daegu](/football/club/_/id/6974/daegu-fc), while [Vissel Kobe](/football/club/_/id/7477/vissel-kobe) rose to the occasion [with a 3-2 victory](/football/match/_/gameId/634828) over [Yokohama F. [Thai League 1](/football/league/_/name/tha.1) outfit looked in control of proceedings even before [Worachit Kanitsribampen](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/313635/worachit-kanitsribampen) capitalised on a goalkeeping error by [Wang Zhenpeng](https://global.espn.com/football/player/_/id/195144/zhenpeng-wang) to hand his side the lead in the 34th minute.

BG Pathum end Kitchee's Champions League dream (Free Malaysia Today)

Kitchee became the first team from Hong Kong to reach the knockout round of Asia's top club competition after a last-gasp equaliser in their final group game in ...

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Pathum hammer Kitchee to reach ACL quarter-finals (Bangkok Post)

Tokyo: Thailand's BG Pathum United thrashed Hong Kong's Kitchee 4-0 in the last 16 round of the AFC Champions League yesterday.