SOW OFF THE MARK WITH NEW CLUB IN THAILAND

It may have been a delayed start to his career in Thailand but Osman Sow has wasted no time in getting among the goals in the Far East.

The former Dundee United and Dundee striker left these shores at the start of the summer after his Dens Park contract expired.

However, he has had to wait to get back on the pitch again after Covid-19 restrictions in Thailand held the football season back until the start of September.

That meant the Swede couldn’t make his Sukhothai debut until this month.

Relegated in the previous season and having lost their star striker, Madagascan international John Baggio (full name Jhon Baggio Rakotonomenjanahary), Sow had some big boots to fill.

Dundee’s top scorer last term, though, has got off to a fine start with two goals in his first two games.

A penalty on debut in a home 5-0 win over Ayuthaya United was the perfect start to the season. The Fire Bat, as they are known, then backed that up with a 3-2 win over Khonkaen United to top the fledgling league table.

After taking a 2-0 lead, Sukhothai were pegged back to 2-2 shortly after half-time. However, Sow popped up with a wonderful flicked effort to notch his second goal in two league games to earn another three points.

In the 18-team second tier, the top two sides are promoted to Thai League One while the teams placed third to sixth head into a play-off for promotion.

Should Sow help Sukhothai back to the top flight he could face up against another former Dee, Jesse Curran, who chose to leave Dundee after their relegation and signed for Thai top-flight side Muangthong United.