SURABAYA (7 June 2008) – The Indonesia-Malaysia clash at the Stadium Gelora 10 November Surabaya ended in a 1-1 draw last night. The deadlock was an obvious disappointment for the Indonesian side led by head coach Benny Dolo, who had expected to win the tie in front of a sell-out crowd. The homesters were the…
HANOI (6 June 2008) – Club Binh Dinh have been selected by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to replace Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) to host the 12th Thanh Nien (Young People) Under-21s Cup tournament in September. The move follows the decision by the VFF to bar matches from being played at SLNA’s Vinh Stadium…
SINGAPORE (6 June 2008) – Singapore have not given hope of qualifying into the next round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers even though they will be up against a confident Uzbekistan side at the MHSK Stadium tomorrow. Following from their 7-3 loss to the Central Asian the previous week, the Lions will…
JAKARTA (5 June 2008) – The Indonesia national Under-16 team suffered a 5-0 loss to Danubio in the Quinta (U17)Division of the Uruguayan League 2008. With ten players from the Uruguayan U17 team, Danubio were in commanding form throughout the match and hardly allowed the young Indonesian side much space to move. Utilising a 4-2-3-1…
PETALING JAYA (5 June 2008) – Striker Akmal Rizal Rakhli is back for Malaysia – just hours after being dropped by Malaysian national head coach B. Sathianathan. Initially, Akmal was left out of the national squad in preparation for their friendly against Indonesia but following the injury to Shafizan Hashim, it has allowed the former…
HO CHI MINH CITY (4 June 2008) – Vietnam coach Chen Yun Fa believes his players have benefited greatly from their participation in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup after they ended their campaign with a 1-0 win over Thailand. Vietnam had looked like they would bow out of the tournament without a victory and a…