BANGKOK (5 Dec 2018) – It was an amazing night for Malaysian head coach, Tan Cheng Hoe after his team came back twice to hold Thailand. To top it all off, they conceded a penalty in the dying moments but survived to fight another day when Thai striker Adisak Kraisorn blasted over the crossbar. “For the…
BANGKOK (5 Dec 2018) – Thai striker Adisak Kraisorn’s missed penalty in the dying moments of the AFF Suzuki Cup second-leg semi-final battle saw Malaysia advance on the away goals at the expense of defending champions Thailand at the Rajamangala Stadium here tonight. Thailand, five-time champions, snatched the lead twice but Malaysia recovered to secure a…
HANOI (5 Dec 2018) – The Philippines will be out to make sure that they are not just tourists for their grudge match against Vietnam in the return tie of the AFF Suzuki Cup semifinals tomorrow night at the My Dinh National Stadium. But they will be out against a mountain to climb considering that…
HANOI (5 Dec 2018) – Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo has a simple instruction for tomorrow night and that is to avoid the nightmare of 2014. Four years ago, Vietnam were in the same position against Malaysia at the same stage of the competition. They took a 2-1 advantage in Kuala Lumpur only to fall…
BANGKOK (4 Dec 2018) – Whether it was a sign of the level of their confidence or simply trying to mess with the minds of his opponents, Thai goalkeeper, Chatchai Bootprom, said this to his rivals: “I wish the Malaysian team a good night, because tomorrow will be a nightmare.” Chatchai, who turned in a massive…
BANGKOK (4 Dec 2018) – Looking back through the records, Thailand and Malaysia have battled each other in the semi-finals stage of the AFF Suzuki Cup twice previously, in 2000 and again in 2012. On both occasions, Thailand had the better of their southern neighbours. Tomorrow, Malaysia have a chance to get it right in their…