National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Luxembourg's Miguel Sanches started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Thailand's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Sanches came free, but Sitthachat Jampeehom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thananiti Cheewawipat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 8 minutes into the match, Thailand's goal looked a bit too open when Zeno Pfützner came free, but Sitthachat Jampeehom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeno Pfützner in the 12th minute of play forced Thailand's goalkeeper Sitthachat Jampeehom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karlheinz Ludecke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thananiti Cheewawipat in the 16th minute. In the 22nd minute, one of Thailand:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Thailand. Karlheinz Ludecke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thananiti Cheewawipat, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. If Thananiti Cheewawipat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 36th minute Thananiti Cheewawipat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karlheinz Ludecke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th match minute, Thailand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natawoot Sikapan to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute, Miguel Sanches left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Luxembourg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The supporters of Luxembourg booed when Thailand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thananiti Cheewawipat didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 45 played minutes Luxembourg got a freekick which was hit by Danny Ozwald. Karlheinz Ludecke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thananiti Cheewawipat's shot from short distance in the 46th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Thananiti Cheewawipat to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klaus Pichler in the 58th minute of play forced Thailand's goalkeeper Sitthachat Jampeehom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luxembourg's Yannick Bartz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sitthachat Jampeehom in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Luxembourg's Gerson Rodrigues was substituted for Zeno Pfützner. Sitthachat Jampeehom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klaus Pichler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thailand's Sitthachat Jampeehom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klaus Pichler in the 75th minute of play. Karlheinz Ludecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thananiti Cheewawipat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karlheinz Ludecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thananiti Cheewawipat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thailand's Sitthachat Jampeehom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Sanches in the 83rd minute of play. Thailand made a substitution. Chomrat Lerchtrakulchai replaced Natawoot Sikapan. Karlheinz Ludecke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chomrat Lerchtrakulchai, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The Thailand fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Thailand's Chomrat Lerchtrakulchai looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luxembourg's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.