PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, Thailand (Interstat) — Prachuap scored three unanswered goals in the opening 29 minutes and defeated Nonthaburi United 3-0 in a football match on Thursday at Sam Ao Stadium. The home side improved to 1-0 in this competition and 3-0 across all competitions. Nonthaburi United fell to 0-1 in this competition and 0-1 across all competitions. Prachuap led from the 10th minute and maintained that advantage through the final whistle.

Chitsanuphong Phimpsang was Prachuap’s top star, recording two goals while playing all 90 minutes. Jehhanafee Mamah also played the full match and scored once for Prachuap. Nonthaburi United was held without a goal. Prachuap’s three-goal total came entirely from Phimpsang and Mamah, with Phimpsang supplying the first two goals and Mamah adding the third. Phimpsang’s two goals gave the home side an early lead, and Mamah’s goal completed the scoring before the half-hour mark.

The goals arrived in a rapid sequence. Phimpsang put Prachuap ahead in the 10th minute. He scored again in the 13th minute to give the home side a two-goal cushion. Mamah made it 3-0 in the 29th minute. Nonthaburi United could not answer before halftime or in the second half. Prachuap’s early scoring run left the visitors chasing the match from the opening stages, and Nonthaburi United never found a response.

Prachuap protected the lead over the remaining 61 minutes after Mamah’s goal. The home side kept Nonthaburi United off the scoreboard and closed out the match at Sam Ao Stadium. The visitors finished with zero goals. Prachuap finished with three. Nonthaburi United’s defense yielded goals in the 10th, 13th and 29th minutes, and the visiting side did not score in the match. Prachuap’s lead remained 3-0 through the final whistle.

The result extended Prachuap’s strong start to the season. Prachuap had previously beaten Chonburi 2-1 on the road and Chiangrai United 2-1 at home in its earlier results this season. Those wins preceded the Thursday match and helped Prachuap reach 3-0 across all competitions. Nonthaburi United remained 0-1 across all competitions. Prachuap’s competition record now stands at 1-0, while Nonthaburi United’s competition record is 0-1. The match counted as a home game for Prachuap at Sam Ao Stadium in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Phimpsang’s two-goal performance and Mamah’s one-goal effort accounted for all of Prachuap’s scoring. Phimpsang played the full 90 minutes and Mamah also played 90 minutes. Their goals came in the 10th, 13th and 29th minutes, with Phimpsang scoring the first two and Mamah scoring the third. Nonthaburi United’s defense allowed three goals in the first 29 minutes and could not recover. The match at Sam Ao Stadium ended with Prachuap ahead 3-0.

Prachuap’s previous results this season included the road win over Chonburi and the home win over Chiangrai United, both by 2-1 scorelines. The home side carried that form into the Thursday match and scored three times before the 30-minute mark. Nonthaburi United, meanwhile, remained without a win in this competition and across all competitions. Prachuap’s overall record moved to 3-0, while Nonthaburi United’s overall record moved to 0-1. Phimpsang finished as Prachuap’s top star with two goals, and Mamah added the third.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Prachuap 1, Nonthaburi United 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Prachuap with a 95.3 percent probability to win.