My 1st footy match in Thailand😍Nakhon Pathom V Uthai Thani⚽

Well, that was a first and off I went to a footy match at my local stadium just one kilometer from my house with my friend that passed out watching Argentina win the world cup🤣🍺🍺🍺 ...luckily he didn't pass out this time🤪 A pre-match beer was in order at a local restaurant nearby an hour before kickoff👍

So to the match: Nakhon Pathom United versus Uthai Thani FC and a Premier league match. Both of these teams have just entered 'Thai league 1' this season, so a lot of new teams and places to be figured out.

Lol, it rained the entire match but the rain stopped bizarrely only for the 15 minutes of half time😲 The atmosphere was great and a near capacity crowd. The away team had their own percussion band too to add a bit of noise and fun.😍

Nakhon Pathom didn't start too well with a player red carded for a bad foul early in the game ..so down to 10 men after just the 14th minute. As you footy fans out there know, the odds are then stacked against you. The first half was all about Uthai Thani with the ball hardly ever in their end. Shortly after they took advantage of this one man down and scored the first goal in the 26th minute ...a very disappointed home team indeed given the bookie odds too pre-match were strongly in favour of the home team winning this match.

Half time no rain and my friend off to fill up the big plastic cups with more beer. Lol, you are not supposed to consume alcohol in the stadium but the security is lax to the point that if you disguise it to look like 'apple juice' then no worries😂 ...funny how many folk were drinking apple juice last night🤪

The second half came alive and the atmosphere elevated with a mixture of better play by the home team and the apple juice now consumed collectively by this point😎 Guns a blazin and Nakhon Pathom leveled the score in 73rd minute much to the happiness of the home crowd. Shortly after in 85th minute another one making it 2:1 and that's when I took the quick video above (bit late after the standing ovation) . With 4 minutes extra time, the home team managed to keep the score the same and good enough to get the win that most were saying was going to happen.👍

So, for Nakhon Pathom's new try in 'Thai league 1' they are doing ok with 2 wins and 2 draws placing them in 6th spot after 4 games played. The fans are really happy about this ..as for the losing team, they are now dead bottom with 4 losses, but it's early days in the season eh ..good luck to both teams and their new league spots🙏

Lol, I guess they waited till now as the rain stopped oh so briefly lol.

All in all, as my first experience at a proper footy match, I really enjoyed myself and I will go again ...for ticket prices from $4 to $6.50 it is a great night out😍 Post-match, back to the same restaurant and meet up with a few other mates and more beer to be drink, drank, drunk along with some rather nice food. Finally home at 1am and what a fun night that was ...must do it again 4sure👍🍺🍺🍺🤪🙄😵😵😵😂

Cheers, CryptoGlyn🦆.