Rain falls before friendly match between BG Pathum and Borussia Dortmund

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Pathum Thani, Rain fell before the friendly football match between BG Pathum United and Borussia Dortmund, a famous team in the Bundesliga, Germany. The atmosphere before the friendly football match '114 Celebration of BG Pathum United X BVB' celebrating the 114th anniversary of 'The Yellow Tigers' Borussia Dortmund, the runner-up of this season's UEFA Champions League and the 5th place in the latest Bundesliga, Germany. This is the first time that Dortmund has traveled to Thailand to meet 'The Rabbits' BG Pathum United, the 4th place team in the Thai League last season, at BG Stadium, Pathum Thani Province. The match starts at 8:15 p.m., which was postponed from 8:00 p.m. due to heavy rain. Before the match, fans had to find shelter from the rain by entering a large tent that BG had prepared to accommodate them. In order to organize activities for fans to join in the fun, including taking pictures, playing goal games, and selling Dortmund team shirts, the organizers also brought yellow tuk-tuks, which is the color of Borussia Dortmund, and brought the club logo and name to paint on the tuk-tuks to show this time as well. The two Thai female football fans revealed that they were happy to be able to watch today's game because they have been following and cheering for the Dortmund team for more than 10 years and this was the first time they would be able to see the Dortmund players in person. For Dortmund, the team is led by 35-year-old coach Nuri Sahin, along with German midfielder Felix Nmecha, Julian Brandt, Niklas Sle, Sebastian Haller and Youssoufa Moukoko. BG Pathum United is led by Chanathip Songkrasin, Teerasil Dangda, Kritsada Kaman, as well as Jaroensak Wongkorn, Siwakorn Tiatrakul, Saranon Anuin, 3 new players leading the team. Going back to yesterday (20 July), some of the Dortmund players after arriving in Thailand went to pay homage to the Erawan Shrine at Ratchaprasong Intersection, with "Mui" Teerasil Dangda, the Thai national team striker for BG Pathum United, acting as their guide. In addit ion, the players also participated in an activity to learn basic Muay Thai skills, taught by Somjit Jongjohor, the gold medal hero for boxing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Source: Thai News Agency