Thailand to play Holland

[waerth]

Me to I am in the Netherlands for a trainingcourse unfortunately

 

Waerth

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Waerth,

 

A trainingcourse in Thai comedy?

[waerth]

No we bought a new voipswitch and I am the back up person for maintaining it over the internet. And also for setting up a callmonitoring. It is a 30.000 Euro or so beast .... so a bit of training is in order.

 

Waerth

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Well, have fun in the NL.

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Van Basten set to field his best team

 

[sOCCER] Marco van Basten, who is aiming to end the Dutch Asia Tour with a perfect record, promised to field the best possible team against Thailand in a friendly match at Rajamangala National Stadium today.

 

 

"I'll put on the best 11. We'll take the game seriously because we don't have a chance to play against a national team this time as our Euro 2008 qualifying campaign will resume in September," said the legendary striker, whose side defeated South Korea 2-0 on Saturday.

 

 

"We'll take it as seriously as we played South Korea. We hope to play a good quality game even though it's very hot here."

 

 

Hamburg playmaker midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, who scored a brace against the Koreans, is relishing the chance to captain his team for the first time today.

 

 

"I feel honoured to be the captain. I hope to win and score just as in the Korea game," said Van Der Vaart.

 

 

Meanwhile, Thailand are hoping their first taste of the "Oranje" will be sweet.

 

 

The Kingdom has been in fine fettle in preparing for the upcoming Asian Cup, having upstaged the Chinese juggernaut to record their first victory in 17 years over the mainland in their previous warm-up match last month.

 

 

Coach Chanvit Pholchivin's men now are plotting to claim another scalp in the form of the Netherlands who have many big names including Liverpool hitman Dirk Kuyt and Ajax influential midfielder Wesley Sneijder, which could provide a massive boost to their Asian Cup aspirations. Chanvit, however, knows that his side has their work cut out if they are to spring what could be the biggest surprise in the history of Thai football against the Dutch giants.

 

 

In anticipation of what his men will face in the challenging meeting with such illustrious opponents, the experienced Chanvit utilised yesterday's training sessions by preparing for a pressure game from the Dutch.

 

 

"We're inferior to them in every aspect. Technically and tactically, we're clearly in a different league, not to mention the physical disadvantage. They are a world-class team. The only advantage we have is that we are playing at home," said Chanvit.

 

 

"However, the opportunity to play top-class rivals is invaluable experience for my team before the continental tournament. I've told the players to be disciplined in defence. Against such strong opponents, we cannot afford to make even a tiny mistake. Everyone must know one's responsibility. Most importantly, we must not feel overawed," said Chanvit.

 

 

Chanvit was forced to make a couple of changes, with two first choice players Sutee Suksomkit and Terdsak Jaiman unavailable for the match due to club commitments, otherwise his line-up will be the same that beat China 1-0.

 

 

Meanwhile, the 2008 Olympic qualifier between Thailand and India will precede the friendly match, which will kick off at 7pm. The organisers haveasked spectators to wear yellow shirts as the game is part of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary celebrations.

 

The Nation 06/06/07

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3-1 to Nederland.

 

Not a very exciting game and Holland played well enough to secure the game in the first half (2-0.)Thailand had a couple of chances as well and had a beautifull free kick turn into a goal.

 

Very nice to see the ceremonies before the game, the Dutch players had a candle in their hands (as did the Thai players during all of this) during a 10 minute ouverture with some good fireworks amongst others.

 

 

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SOCCER

DUTCH MAKE MERRY

 

Thailand brought back down to earth

 

 

Thailand's Asian Cup side were handed a footballing lesson yesterday, succumbing to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands in a friendly match at the Rajamangala National Stadium.

 

 

Over the moon after defeating China for the first time in 17 years in a warm-up match last month, Chanvit Pholchivin's men were sent crashing back to earth by a second-string but effective Dutch team.

 

 

In a match pitting the lightweights against the heavyweights, it seemed certain from the start that an upset was unlikely. The Dutch quickly asserted themselves before coasting to a predictable win, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of the hosts' players, who had their first bite of the "Oranje", so to speak.

 

 

Although Chanvit's side did show some fighting spirit and occasionally made life difficult for their illustrious opponents - even claiming a consolation goal - they unfortunately had to accept the cruel fact that the gulf in class between the teams was too wide for them to close.

 

 

As if the challenge against Marco van Basten's side were not daunting enough, Chanvit had to do it without first-team players Terdsak Jaiman and Sutee Suksomkit, due to club commitments.

 

 

Hamburg's dynamo midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, who captained his side for the first time yesterday, got the visitors off to the perfect start when he ran on to a Wesley Sneijder killer pass into the box before sending his shot into the far corner with only three minutes on the clock.

 

 

Sneijder had a chance to get on to the score sheet himself five minutes later. However, the influential Ajax midfielder, who scores many goals from long distance, failed to make it this time when he picked up the ball from Liverpool hitman Dirk Kuyt outside the box before firing his effort over the bar.

 

 

Having spurned countless chances, the visitors eventually managed to double their advantage when centre-back Johnny Heitinga placed his downward header from a Sneijder corner into the far corner three minutes before half-time, much to the delight of a small but enthusiastic contingent of Dutch fans.

 

 

The visitors maintained the momentum in the second half, making it 3-0 in the 56th minute from a beautiful passing move involving Danny Landzaat and Sneijder. Substitute Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink applied the finishing touch with a simple tap-in.

 

 

The Thai team refused to go down quietly, however, and claimed a goal back through Tawan Sripan, who curled a free kick into the top right corner of the net.

 

 

Van Basten was happy with his side's performance. "I'm satisfied. We started well. We didn't know a lot about our opponents. But an early goal from Van Der Vaart gave us confidence," he said.

 

 

"We came into the game knowing the weather would be a problem. We had a lot of chances and should have scored more goals, but we had problem with our offence. We were a bit tired at the end of the season. But it was good to win 3-1."

 

 

Thai head coach Chanwit said he was happy with his players' form. "In the first half, my players were anxious as our opponents pressed them. We conceded an early goal and the boys lost their confidence.

 

 

"I'm satisfied with our boys' performance today. The pre-game practice was useful. We played with world-class players and it boosted our confidence going into the Asian Cup next month.

 

 

"As for the game against Australia next month, we have to improve our pressing game, which our players are not accustomed to, during our training camp in Germany."

 

 

Asked about the Kiartisak Senamuang's chances of making next month's tournament, Chanvit said the star striker would be in the starting line-up if fully fit.

 

 

 

The Nation 07/06/07