Zulj saves the day for Thunder Castle

Four-goal thriller sets up Buri Ram decider

- TOR CHITTINAND

Buriram United and Cong An Ha Noi played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in the first leg of the Asean Club Championship (Shopee Cup) final at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on Wednesday night.

Leo Artur gave the Vietnamese side a 1-0 lead with his fifth goal of the tournament after 18 minutes before Curtis Good headed in the equaliser for the Thai League 1 champions 10 minutes later.

Alan Grafite steered Mano Polking’s side ahead before the break but Peter Zulj’s second-half goal meant that the tie remained evenly poised before the return leg in Buri Ram next Wednesday.

Having claimed a 2-1 win in their previous meeting at the start of the campaign back in August, another victory for Cong An looked on the cards when they opened the scoring after 18 minutes.