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Stade Vélodrome
Spectators: 9000 (Terracing: 6750, Seating: 2070, VIP seats: 180) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mahdy Ismail started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tawan Maspakorn in the 3rd minute of play forced ŦƗǤ€ŘŞ's goalkeeper Hamed Velidović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mahdy Ismail succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 8th playminute. Thanasit Morpeak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamed Velidović having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, ŦƗǤ€ŘŞ's Huang Xiong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sami Veikkanen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hamed Velidović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tawan Maspakorn, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Sami Veikkanen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huang Xiong in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Kasper Alebeck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olympique de Marseille's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ŦƗǤ€ŘŞ the free kick. The supporters of ŦƗǤ€ŘŞ booed when Olympique de Marseille was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasper Alebeck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sami Veikkanen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huang Xiong in the 30th minute of the match. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Olympique de Marseille's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thanan Javaus was slow to take the kick. During this time ŦƗǤ€ŘŞ's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ŦƗǤ€ŘŞ's corner Matt Benton fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sami Veikkanen quite easily take care of the ball. After 33 minutes Olympique de Marseille's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thanan Javaus who took care of the corner kick. Matt Benton hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Mahdy Ismail's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hamed Velidović firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 44th minute, Kasper Alebeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sami Veikkanen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huang Xiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After having played for 47 minutes, Huang Xiong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ŦƗǤ€ŘŞ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Huang Xiong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After 52 minutes of play Olympique de Marseille's Kasper Alebeck was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 53rd minute, Kasper Alebeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute of the match Thanan Javaus shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sami Veikkanen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adiwut Phaowsen during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Adiwut Phaowsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Olympique de Marseille's Sami Veikkanen got control of the ball when Huang Xiong tried to sneak it across the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Komjak Sangtip heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Hamed Velidović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sadayut Thanateerasud, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Huang Xiong's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sami Veikkanen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Minko Kateliev kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Hamed Velidović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thanasit Morpeak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sami Veikkanen was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Huang Xiong capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Huang Xiong really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The supporters of Olympique de Marseille booed when ŦƗǤ€ŘŞ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxim Curăreanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Maxim Curăreanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mahdy Ismail had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the match, Olympique de Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Huang Xiong came free, but Sami Veikkanen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.