JAKARTA (29 Dec 2010) – Indonesia claimed victory in the second leg final 2-1 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium tonight but it simply was not good enough to help them lift the prestigious AFF Suzuki Cup here. The three-goal lead the Malaysians had from the first leg was just too much for the Indonesians…
JAKARTA (28 Dec 2010) – Malaysia will try and shut out all distractions including the possible hostile reception from the fans here and focus their efforts on winning the match. The Malaysians have taken a 3-0 advantage from the first leg final of the AFF Suzuki Cup a few days ago and where they will…
JAKARTA (28 Dec 2010) – The chief of the Indonesian Metropolitan Police Irjen Pol Sutarman has confirmed that more than 9,000 police personnel will be placed in and around the Gelora Bung Karno to ensure that no untoward incident take place in the match between Indonesia and Malaysia tomorrow night. Indonesia will take on Malaysia…
JAKARTA (27 Dec 2010) – Three players – two Malaysians and an Indonesian – were knocked out of the second leg final when they picked their second bookings on Boxing Day. The trio, Malaysians Amirulhadi Zainal and Mahalli Jasuli and the speedy Oktovianus Maniani from Indonesia, are suspended and will all have to watch the…
JAKARTA (27 Dec 2010) – Less than 24 hours after the explosive first leg final at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, both Malaysia and Indonesia have already arrived in Jakarta for the grand finale on Wednesday. Both teams were greeted by their fans upon arrival. While Malaysia had a small band of supporters at…
JAKARTA (27 Dec 2010) – Alfred Riedl, the chief coach of Indonesia, has rated his team’s chances of winning the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 at just 5% to 10% – following the team’s 3-0 loss to Malaysia in the first leg final in Kuala Lumpur last night. Malaysia took a big stride towards winning their…