"...especially among young people involved in the sex trade..."
A personal observation: Sex education is not as publicly visible as it was a decade ago.
First parade I ever saw in Sakon Nakhon was pre-teens and teens marching in a parade with condoms used as balloons.
As recently as a year ago, a public demonstration of the use of condoms was nixed because a phallic like device was used. Sexual toys of all types are outlawed in Thailand.
Also a decade ago phallic altars were along public beaches in most tourist towns like Pattaya. They seem to all have been hidden away.
Nong Kai seemed to have the upper hand from start to finish. At times it seemed the score could have been much worse.
Sakon Nakhon FC defense just wasn't up to par. The two Nong Kai scores were real easy sneakers that could be forecast seconds before they happened.
I still consider traveling great distances on the day of the game, hours before the game, does not offer a winning opportunity.
The folks at Nong Kai are a friendly bunch. A bit on the noisy side with four drums cheering on their team 'nonstop.'
The special recognition of a handicapped visitor to the game at halftime made me feel really great.
Google Earth screen captures 6 am and 8:45 am
I thought it was going to rain. But b4 noon the Phu Phan Mountains had decimated the clouds
