JAKARTA (Dec 17, 2010) – Philippines, the surprise package of this year’s AFF Suzuki Cup, suffered their first loss yesterday but they still have 90 minutes to set their dream run back on track. Not many, including scores back in the Philippines, gave Simon McMenemy and his boys a ghost of a chance of even…
JAKARTA (Dec 17, 2010) – Philippines goalkeeper, Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge was in tears in the dressing room last night. The thought that his mistake led to the team’s loss was simply too much for the young third reserve Fulham goalkeeper. Born in 1990, Etheridge made his debut for the Philippines in the AFC Challenge…
JAKARTA (Dec 16, 2010) – The atmosphere was simply awesome as over 80,000 excited fans packed the majestic Gelora Bung Karno today for the first leg semifinal showdown between Indonesia and the Philippines. And after 90 minutes, the fans went home thoroughly thrilled, and probably a little hoarse, by an intense battle that saw Indonesia…
JAKARTA (15 Dec 2010) – Everything seems to be working in Indonesia’s favour. Tickets are sold out which means up to 90,000 fans will be at the Gelora Bung Karno to watch their team in action in the first leg semifinal of this year’s AFF Suzuki Cup. Indonesia President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, along with a…
KUALA LUMPUR (15 Dec 2010) – Malaysia was quick to grab a 2-0 win in the first-leg semi-finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 here tonight at the National Stadium although whether it will be enough for the return tie will only be known this Saturday. Following a first-half deadlock, the Malaysians had veteran striker…
JAKARTA (15 Dec 2010) – A few thousand kilometres away, Malaysia and Vietnam were counting down the hours before they kick-off the first leg semifinal tie of this year’s AFF Suzuki Cup today. At the same time across the South China Sea, coaches from Indonesia and Philippines were speaking to the media as part of…