National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Wahyu Dermawan made the kick off and thus started the match. Pathom Vorratanasupa hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Steve Yarman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manotham Chaiket in the 5th minute of play. Thailand's Wattana Karahkul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Widodo Budikusuma in the 11th minute of play. Siriboon Phrommakaew sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wattana Karahkul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bulek Perangin-angin in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Wahyu Dermawan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wattana Karahkul was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Wattana Karahkul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Widodo Budikusuma in the 20th minute of play. Thailand's Wattana Karahkul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Budi Sinuhaji in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Thailand's goal looked a bit too open when Wahyu Dermawan came free, but Wattana Karahkul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Malaysia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Porman Suprianto in the 34th minute. With an all-out effort, Thailand's Steve Yarman threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Manotham Chaiket, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After taking down the ball on Malaysia's corner Porman Suprianto fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wattana Karahkul quite easily take care of the ball. With an all-out effort, Thailand's Steve Yarman threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pongsatorn Pangjai, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Steve Yarman made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Siriboon Phrommakaew sent off a good shot on target. Wattana Karahkul came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Malaysia's Wahyu Dermawan. But to his dismay, Wahyu Dermawan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Manotham Chaiket made the kick off in the second half. Wattana Karahkul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Budi Sinuhaji, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Wattana Karahkul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Budi Sinuhaji, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Steve Yarman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manotham Chaiket in the 52nd minute of play. Porman Suprianto took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wattana Karahkul. Wattana Karahkul dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Wattana Karahkul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wahyu Dermawan, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Steve Yarman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pongsatorn Pangjai in the 62nd minute of play. Wattana Karahkul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wahyu Dermawan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Thailand's zone, Widodo Budikusuma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wattana Karahkul came out of the goal and Widodo Budikusuma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Malaysia's Mulyana Bangun was substituted for Fadh Mulia. Thailand made a substitution. Ekburut Khottapan replaced Pathom Vorratanasupa. In the 70th minute Anuchart Klaychim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve Yarman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anuchart Klaychim kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Malaysia's Bento Reza was substituted for Wahyu Dermawan. Anuchart Klaychim hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Wattana Karahkul made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Bento Reza sent off a good shot on target. Wattana Karahkul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Widodo Budikusuma in the 83rd minute of play. When Widodo Budikusuma came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Malaysia 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 Widodo Budikusuma couldn't finish the play. The Malaysia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Malaysia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.