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Stade Vélodrome
Spectators: 9000 (Terracing: 6750, Seating: 2070, VIP seats: 180) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tawat Chaiprakhon got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes of play, Olympique de Marseille's Mahdy Ismail made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yuttana Khamprapai was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Chiang Mai Football Club defense, Mahdy Ismail kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yuttana Khamprapai. The Chiang Mai Football Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yuttana Khamprapai should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tawan Maspakorn got free with Yuttana Khamprapai in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th match minute, Chiang Mai Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Watsapol Pariyatikampon to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Olympique de Marseille booed when Chiang Mai Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khanakorn Charoenmas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tawan Maspakorn in the 16th minute of play forced Chiang Mai Football Club's goalkeeper Yuttana Khamprapai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanasit Morpeak in the 20th minute of play forced Chiang Mai Football Club's goalkeeper Yuttana Khamprapai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the game, Olympique de Marseille's Thanasit Morpeak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yuttana Khamprapai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanasit Morpeak in the 25th minute of play forced Chiang Mai Football Club's goalkeeper Yuttana Khamprapai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Tawat Chaiprakhon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chiang Mai Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olympique de Marseille the free kick. In the 26th match minute, Chiang Mai Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tawat Chaiprakhon to maneuver through the defense. Yuttana Khamprapai made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Sadayut Thanateerasud sent off a good shot on target. Sami Veikkanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khanakorn Charoenmas in the 33rd minute of play. With a little luck, Chiang Mai Football Club's Yuttana Khamprapai got control of the ball when Thanasit Morpeak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yuttana Khamprapai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanasit Morpeak in the 44th minute. Yuttana Khamprapai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanasit Morpeak in the 46th minute of play. Watsapol Pariyatikampon kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mahdy Ismail to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sadayut Thanateerasud in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yuttana Khamprapai prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yuttana Khamprapai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aekkapong Luabunnum in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes into the game, Olympique de Marseille's Sadayut Thanateerasud nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yuttana Khamprapai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. 65 minutes into the game, Tawan Maspakorn cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Yuttana Khamprapai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanasit Morpeak scored 7-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yuttana Khamprapai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 77 minutes into the game, Adiwut Phaowsen 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 Chiang Mai Football Club the free kick. In the 77th minute, Adiwut Phaowsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute Watsapol Pariyatikampon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sami Veikkanen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yuttana Khamprapai didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sadayut Thanateerasud went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Sami Veikkanen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Khanakorn Charoenmas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 8-1 in the 95 minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Olympique de Marseille had played much better football throughout.