BURIRAM (16 July 2011) – Immediately after watching his side struggled to overcome ASEAN neighbour Myanmar 1-0 in a friendly on Thursday night, newly-appointed Thai national coach Winfried Schaefer riled that the team will need to improve their scoring ability soon. In the match that was played in Buriram PEA’s new I-Mobile Stadium, the Thais…
VIENTIANE (15 July 2011) – Malaysia completed their fixtures in the AFF Under-16 Championship here unbeaten when they overcame Timor Leste 3-1 at the Chao Anouvong Stadium here this evening. Despite not losing a game, Malaysia failed to make the semifinals and playing Timor Leste, reduced to 10 men in the 82nd minute, today was…
VIENTIANE (15 July 2011) – Thailand finished at the top of Group A in the AFF Under-16 Youth Championship when they held hosts Laos to a 1-1 draw in the final group match here at the National Stadium in Vientiane. Laos finish the preliminary group stage as the runners-up team. Both teams finished first and…
VIENTIANE (14 July 2011) – Vietnam stormed to a sensational second straight victory in Group B tonight and made it clear that they are serious contenders for a place in the semifinals of the AFF Under-16 Championship currently being held at the National Sports Complex here. Vietnam, 4-1 winners over Cambodia two days ago, displayed…
VIENTIANE (14 July 2011) – Singapore, after two convincing victories earlier, were stunned by Myanmar 2-1 in a Group B match of the AFF Under-16 Championship at the National Sports Complex here today. The Lions had hammered Vietnam and the Philippines by five-goals each and were tagged among the favourites, but that view changed today…
JAKARTA (14 July 2011) – The Indonesia FA (PSSI) have appointed former Dutch World Cupper Wim Rijbergen as the new chief coach – replacing Austrian Alfred Riedl. Following the appointment of a new president of the PSSI last week, the decision was made to replace Riedl with Wim, who had also previously coached PSM Makassar.…