VIENTIANE (24 Oct 2010) – Philippines battled back from a two-goal deficit to hold hosts Laos in a gripping encounter at the National Sports Complex Stadium here tonight. With time on the scoreboard up, James Younghusband rose high to nod in the equaliser to keep alive his team’s hopes of advancing to the final rounds…
VIENTIANE (23 Oct 2010) – There was a time when the teams competing in the qualifying rounds of the AFF Suzuki Cup were not taken seriously. Afterall, they were considered the weakest teams in the region and whoever advanced would not make much of a difference to the “bigger and more established” teams in the…
VIENTIANE (23 Oct 2010) – With the Philippines in the driver’s seat following their resounding win yesterday, the onus will be on the other three teams – hosts Laos, Cambodia and Timor Leste – to prove that they are still within a fighting chance of making the final round of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010.…
VIENTIANE (22 Oct 2010) – Newly appointed president of the Laos Football Federation (LFF) Viphet Sihachakr feels that hosting the qualifying round of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 this week is a natural way forward for the country. Speaking at the team managers’ meeting yesterday, Viphet feels that following Laos’ successful hosting of the SEA…
VIENTIANE (22 Oct 2010) – Two years ago, the Philippines struggled to edge Timor Leste 1-0 in the AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying tournament. Today, in the same qualifying event at the National Sports Complex Stadium here, the Filipinos were four-goals up at the break. By the end of the match, the Philippines celebrated a convincing…
VIENTIANE (22 Oct 2010) – Hosts Laos and Cambodia, the two teams favoured to advance to the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 Final rounds, had to share points after failing to score any goals at the National Sports Complex Stadium in their opening qualifying match tonight. With one point each now, the two teams trail leaders…