SVAY DON KEV, Cambodia (Interstat) — Visakha took a three-goal lead and then held off a late comeback by Kirivong Sok Sen Chey for a 3-2 victory in a league match on Saturday at Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Stadium. Visakha scored in the 27th, 35th and 49th minutes. Kirivong Sok Sen Chey answered with goals in the 67th and 73rd minutes. Visakha improved to 4 wins and 0 losses in the competition and 4 wins and 0 losses across all competitions. Kirivong Sok Sen Chey moved to 0 wins and 1 loss in the competition and 0 wins and 1 loss across all competitions. Kirivong Sok Sen Chey received a yellow card in the third minute.

The visitors opened the scoring in the 27th minute and added a second goal in the 35th minute. Visakha carried a two-goal lead into halftime. The third goal came in the 49th minute, giving Visakha a three-goal advantage. Kirivong Sok Sen Chey had picked up a yellow card in the third minute, and the home side continued to trail after the break. Visakha’s three goals came from three separate scoring sequences in the first half and early in the second half. The first two Visakha goals came in the first half, and the third came after halftime. Visakha’s lead remained 3-0 until Kirivong Sok Sen Chey scored in the 67th minute.

Kirivong Sok Sen Chey responded with a goal in the 67th minute. The home side scored again in the 73rd minute, cutting Visakha’s lead to one goal. Visakha held the lead over the final minutes and kept Kirivong Sok Sen Chey from scoring an equalizer. Kirivong Sok Sen Chey finished with two goals, and Visakha finished with three. The home side’s two second-half goals came after Visakha had built its three-goal lead. The two Kirivong Sok Sen Chey goals came six minutes apart. Visakha did not add a fourth goal, and the home side could not find a third.

Visakha entered the match after winning its previous three matches in the competition. The club had beaten Boeung Ket 2-1, Kompong Dewa 2-0 and RCAF 6-1. With the win over Kirivong Sok Sen Chey, Visakha’s competition record is now 4 wins and 0 losses. Its record across all competitions is also 4 wins and 0 losses. Visakha has four wins and no losses in the competition this season and four wins and no losses across all competitions.

Kirivong Sok Sen Chey’s competition record is now 0 wins and 1 loss. Its record across all competitions is also 0 wins and 1 loss. The home side conceded three goals before scoring twice in the second half. Kirivong Sok Sen Chey could not complete the comeback, and the club finished the match with one loss in the competition and one loss across all competitions. The home side’s record in the competition and across all competitions stands at 0 wins and 1 loss.

The match was played at Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Stadium in Svay Don Kev, Cambodia. Visakha is next scheduled to face Kirivong Sok Sen Chey at Visakha in a C-League match. The next meeting is listed as KRV-SSC at Visakha. Kirivong Sok Sen Chey will be the visiting team in that match. Visakha will be the home team in the next meeting.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Visakha 2, Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Visakha with an 87.8 percent probability to win. Visakha had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2. The total score of 5 went under the over-under line of 3.5.