TAI PO (Interstat) — Pathum United scored three first-half goals and defeated Tai Po 3-0 on Thursday in a global football match. Anthony Belmonte scored in the 27th minute, Hugo Rama added a goal in the 32nd and Ratthasat Buaban scored in the 42nd. Tai Po could not score after halftime, and Pathum United finished with a clean sheet.

Pathum United improved its record in the competition to 1-1. Tai Po fell to 0-2 in the competition. Across all competitions, Pathum United moved to 3-3-3. Tai Po is now 5-4-1 across all competitions. The result left Pathum United with one win and one loss in the competition, while Tai Po has two losses. Pathum United’s overall record includes three wins, three losses and three draws.

Belmonte played 83 minutes and scored once. Rama played 90 minutes and scored once. Buaban played 46 minutes and scored once. Waris Choolthong played 90 minutes and recorded one assist. Chanathip Songkrasin played 59 minutes and recorded one assist. The goals came in a 15-minute span late in the first half and gave Pathum United a 3-0 lead at the break.

Pathum United entered the match after a 2-0 win over Chiangrai Utd and a 0-1 loss at Khonkaen Utd. Pathum United also had a 1-1 draw at Sisaket United and a 1-1 draw with Ayutthaya United FC in recent matches. Pathum United had additional results including a 2-1 loss to Adelaide United, a 3-2 loss at Bangkok Utd, a 3-2 win over Rasi Salai and a 0-0 draw at Pattani.

Tai Po entered after a 4-2 win over Kitchee and a 4-2 win over Southern District. Tai Po also had a 1-0 loss to Lion City and a 1-1 draw with Kowloon City in recent matches. Tai Po had additional results including a 3-1 win at Hong Kong Rangers, a 2-1 loss to Hong Kong FC, a 3-2 win over BC Rangers, a 4-1 win over Eastern AA and a 0-2 loss at North District.

Tai Po’s Weverton Rangel received a yellow card in the 11th minute. Pathum United’s Quintana Y. was booked in the 50th minute. Tai Po’s Murilo was cautioned in the 70th minute, and Tai Po’s Gabriel Cividini received a yellow card in the 85th minute.

Pathum United made a substitution in the 46th minute involving Buaban. Pathum United substituted Songkrasin in the 59th minute. Tai Po made substitutions in the 62nd minute involving Lijing Cai and Fernando. Pathum United substituted Yooyen S. in the 66th minute. In the 83rd minute, Pathum United substituted Osmanovic E. and Belmonte, and Tai Po substituted Paulinho. Tai Po substituted Wallisson Bahia in the 90th minute plus three.

The visitors held the lead after Belmonte’s opener. Rama scored five minutes later. Buaban added the third goal 10 minutes after Rama’s goal. Tai Po played the second half with a three-goal deficit and could not cut into the lead. Tai Po made two changes in the 62nd minute and another in the 83rd, but the home side could not reduce the deficit. Pathum United’s defense kept Tai Po off the scoreboard, and the visiting side closed out the match with the three-goal margin. Pathum United made its first substitution at halftime and continued to rotate in the second half. No further goals followed Buaban’s 42nd-minute strike.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pathum United 3, Tai Po 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tai Po with a 67.3 percent probability to win. Pathum United had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.25. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.