BANGKOK (15 July 2009) – The Thailand national Under-23 side beat Pakistan 2-0 in a friendly that was played at the Thunderdome Sport Complex. The SEA Games defending champions opened account in the 23rd minute through Keerati Kewsombat before Arthit Sunthornpit added the second goal from the penalty spot eight minutes later. Peter Reid, the…
HANOI (14 July 2009) – Da Nang thrashed former champions Dong Tam Long An 4-0 at the Chi Lang Stadium to keep their dream of their first ever V-League crown well on target. In spite of the heavy rain, both teams started strongly with Viet Thang testing Da Nang’s substitute goalkeeper Duc Cuong early in…
HANOI (13 July 2009) – Three-times FIFA World Player of the Year, Ronaldo might be heading to Vietnam at the end of the year for an exhibition match with his club Corinthians. The former World Cupper hauled up the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2002. Nguyen Trong Hy, the chairman…
PETALING JAYA (13 July 2009) – Malaysia scored a morale-boosting 4-0 win over Zimbabwe in the first of two friendlies lined up for the week. In the match that was played at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Cheras last night, the Malaysians had to wait until the 42nd minute of play before they were able…
PHNOM PENH (12 July 2009) – Cambodia national coach Scott O’Donell has appointed former internationals Van Piseth and Bouy Dary as his assistants in shaping the future of the national team. And the three have certainly not wasted time as they have been consistently on the lookout for players in the on-going Cambodian Premier League…
PETALING JAYA (11 July 2009) – Malaysia have lined up two matches against Zimbabwe as their final tune-up in preparation for the Manchester United game on 18 July 2009. K. Rajagobal, the head coach of Malaysia, confirmed that initially the team was supposed to play Syria but has since changed it to take on Zimbabwe…