HO CHI MINH CITY (19 Oct 2008) – Despite Australia’s dominant performances here, hosts Vietnam will be aiming for nothing less than the overall honours in the AFF Women’s Championship final tomorrow evening. Winners of the inaugural women’s championship in 2006, Vietnam have proven to be a highly capable side, especially based on their performance…
PHNOM PENH (18 Oct 2008) – The first day of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 qualifiers yesterday did not actually pan out like the pundits would have it and the frantic start seems to highlight that this year’s campaign will be a lot closer. After the first two matches of this year’s championship, it can…
HO CHI MINH CITY (18 Oct 2008) – Vietnam stunned Thailand 2-1 this afternoon to set up an exciting final showdown with Australia, who defeated Myanmar in the other AFF Women’s Championship semi-final match at the Thanh Long Stadium here today. The Aussies however, paid a very heavy price for their 5-1 win when they…
SINGAPORE (16 Oct 2008) – Asean champions Singapore got their preparatory campaign for this year’s AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 to a positive start when they held Vietnam to a scoreless draw in Hanoi. The draw gave Radjko Avramovic’s men just the beginning they were looking for ahead of the December meet while for hosts Vietnam;…
PHNOM PENH (16 Oct 2008) – There was an air of quiet confidence and subtle trepidations at the pre-match Press Conference this morning at the Nagaworld Hotel ahead of the official kick-off for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 qualifiers tomorrow afternoon. The conference was held immediately after the team managers’ meeting and was attended by…
HO CHI MINH CITY (16 Oct 2008) – Hosts Vietnam, already through to the AFF Women’s Championship semi-finals, completed their preliminary round matches unbeaten when they out-played Laos 6-0 in a Group A game at the Thanh Long Stadium today. In the battle to avoid the last spot in the group, Indonesia claimed their first…