Buriram Remains Strong Despite Coaching Change, Bissoli Hat-Trick Tops Thai League
Buriram United defeated Sukhothai 3-1 behind Bissoli's hat-trick despite parting ways with coach Mark Jackson just before the match, with interim coaches taking charge of the defending Thai League champions.
In the Thai League 1 2026/27 season match on September 6, Sukhothai FC hosted Buriram United, the defending champion and 11-time title winner, just days after Buriram shocked supporters by parting ways with head coach Mark Jackson a single day before kickoff. Soran Mijanovic and Emerson Pereira da Silva served as joint interim coaches. Although Buriram fielded a squad with changes, the defending champions' superior talent and overall strength outmatched Sukhothai, building a commanding 3-0 halftime lead. Striker Guilherme Bissoli completed his hat-trick with a 14th-minute penalty, then added goals in the 40th and 45+2nd minutes. In the second half, Buriram maintained dominance while Sukhothai fought back, pulling one goal back in the 78th minute through Nathan Palacios to make it 1-3. In other matches that day, Lampang lost to Udon Thani 1-4, and Ayutthaya United defeated Ratchaburi FC 2-1.
