National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mitchell Godwin got the match started through his kick off. Sitthachat Jampeehom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Marangoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute Mitchell Godwin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sitthachat Jampeehom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kerry Sellers got free with Sitthachat Jampeehom in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Layton 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 10th minute. A hard shot 12 in the game by Lincoln Hand from a close distance when the talented Sitthachat Jampeehom managed to make a qualified save. Thailand's players were relieved. USA's Mitchell Godwin got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roberto Layton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thananiti Cheewawipat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 24th minute of play forced Thailand's goalkeeper Sitthachat Jampeehom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, USA's Lincoln Hand sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sitthachat Jampeehom narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mitchell Godwin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sitthachat Jampeehom firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of USA booed when Thailand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chiratorn Wongsanam didn't get a good kick on the ball. USA were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Thailand's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lincoln Hand took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Greg Barrera heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Sitthachat Jampeehom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Greg Barrera in the 40th minute. The supporters of USA booed when Thailand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sumethee Ratchatarungroj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sitthachat Jampeehom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mitchell Godwin, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. With his leg Sitthachat Jampeehom managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when USA's Lincoln Hand fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thananiti Cheewawipat made a kick off. Sitthachat Jampeehom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lincoln Hand in the 50th minute of the match. Sontaya Peerapattana charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sontaya Peerapattana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st minute, Sontaya Peerapattana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sitthachat Jampeehom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerry Sellers in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute Mitchell Godwin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sitthachat Jampeehom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sitthachat Jampeehom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Greg Barrera, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Thailand's goal looked a bit too open when Kerry Sellers came free, but Sitthachat Jampeehom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thailand made a substitution. Wonsakon Choonama replaced Sontaya Peerapattana. USA's Sung McKinley was substituted for Kerry Sellers. Thailand made a substitution. Thananiti Jaiyen replaced Ratthapong Kongkaew. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Merlin Castro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sitthachat Jampeehom quite easily take care of the ball. In the 70th minute, Wonsakon Choonama hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Arturo Brownell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sitthachat Jampeehom was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. After 74 minutes Thailand's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Merlin Castro who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Merlin Castro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sitthachat Jampeehom quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The throw-in from Chomrat Lerchtrakulchai in the 77th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by USA's Derrick Esparza. USA's Roberto Layton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Watee Hangpit in the 80th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Thanan Javaus managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. USA's Roberto Layton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. In the 89th minute Watee Hangpit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Layton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Thailand's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Brownell came free, but Sitthachat Jampeehom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Arturo Brownell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sitthachat Jampeehom was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greg Barrera in the 91st minute of play forced Thailand's goalkeeper Sitthachat Jampeehom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sitthachat Jampeehom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 94th minute of the match. USA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.