National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Malcolm Adamson got the match started through his kick off. Luxembourg's Dan Cunningham managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Phillip Mothobi in the 5 minute of the game. Malcolm Adamson 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. In the 6th minute, Malcolm Adamson 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: 1-0. A collision led to Luxembourg getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Max Godfrey hit a great ball. Luxembourg's Dan Cunningham managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Phillip Mothobi in the 19 minute of the game. Luxembourg's Trey Carlick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terence Mandla in the 27th minute of play. Luxembourg's Trey Carlick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terence Mandla in the 30th minute of play. When Mattias Pilgrim came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Luxembourg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mattias Pilgrim couldn't finish the play. If Mattias Pilgrim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 46 minutes into the match, South Africa's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Pilgrim came free, but Boubacar Barry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Albert Phakathi made the kick off in the second half. Luxembourg's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Lindo Kanku scored to the left of an out of position Trey Carlick, making the score, 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thabile Sewele during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Thabile Sewele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albert Phakathi got free with Trey Carlick in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lindo Kanku in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trey Carlick prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lindo Kanku in the 68th minute of play forced Luxembourg's goalkeeper Trey Carlick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albert Phakathi in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Trey Carlick, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Boubacar Barry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Pilgrim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, South Africa's Trey Carlick threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lindo Kanku, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 80th minute, Mattias Pilgrim made a precise shot to the right of Boubacar Barry. South Africa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Boubacar Barry showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Adamson in the 85th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Phillip Mothobi in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Luxembourg's Dan Cunningham. Boubacar Barry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Pilgrim in the 87th minute of play. Luxembourg's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Henry Flack in the 89th minute. The corner led Luxembourg's Malcolm Adamson to a score. 3-1 in the 89th minute. In the 95th match minute, Luxembourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malcolm Adamson to maneuver through the defense. Luxembourg's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.