Sakon FC vs Ubon FCVery Agressive Game, and a few misbehaving fans

Ubon Fans arrived on five buses.

Sakon Nakhon fans had to move over in their stadium seats to maker room.
Even four camera men had to vacate their positions to make room for dignitaries.

Plenty of time for some pregame posing

From the start, the game was fast paced and both teams played very agressive.

The big surprise came 11 minutes into the game with a goal by Sakon Nakhon FC.
Ubon is number two in the league, sakon Nakhon is number 10.

Unfortunately the goal also resulted in the first major injury of the day.
The Sakon team captain had to leave the game with a serious knee injury.
There were numerous injuries, an indication how aggressive the game was.

The injuries

Thirty minutes into the game the first confrontation was not a serious one and the game resumed quickly

Ubon evened the score shortly into the second half.
Moments later a second confrontation, this time with a bit of pushing and shoving.

With only minutes to play, another nasty collision.  The arguement on the field seemed to have been quickly quelled.  This time it was the fans who became angry.  Sakon Nakhon fans verbalized their displeasure.

I displayed my "Blind card," to which Sakon fans cheered. 
A policeman positioned himself next to me, as if he was expecting trouble from me.  He left my side when I started snapping pictures.

Ubon fans on the other hand were more agressive, they threw water and beer at the referees as they left the field.  Just liquid, no bottles or cans.
The referee really did make a few very bad calls.

I have to say: 
"The Sakon Nakhon Police kept cool heads and did an outstanding job of keeping the situation from escalating."