JAKARTA (9 July 2008) – A late penalty from Jared Christopher Lum gave Australia a hard-fought 2-1 win over Bahrain in the opening match of the AFF Under-16 Youth Championship this evening at the Stadion Lebak Bulus. The score at the break was 1-1 with Bahrain surging ahead first with the first goal of the…
JAKARTA (8 July 2008) – Throwing caution to the wind is certainly the last thing on their minds as the teams look forward to the first day of the AFF Under-16 Youth Championship which begins tomorrow at the Stadion Lebak Bulus. At the pre-tournament press conference this afternoon at the Hotel Sultan in Jakarta, the…
JAKARTA (7 July 2008) – A 2-2 draw against club side Villa 2000 has put the national Indonesian Under-16 team in a confident mood ahead of the AFF U16 Youth Championship 2008 which kicks off on Wednesday at the Stadion Lebak Bulus. The Indonesian team which is being moulded by head coach Mundari Karya led…
JAKARTA (5 July 2008) – Australian national Under-16 head coach Martyn Crook is looking forward to the challenge ahead of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) U16 Youth Championship in Jakarta from 9-19 July. Crook has named 18 players to take part in the five team tournament which also included Bahrain, Malaysia, Singapore and host nation,…
PHNOM PENH (4 July 2008) – A strike four minutes to the end from Chim Ratanak gave Phnom Penh Empire FC the top spot in the Cambodia Premier League 2008 when they beat National Defense Ministry FC 2-1 at the National Olympic Stadium. The score up to that point was 1-1 with Phnom Penh striking…
JAKARTA (4 July 2008) – Australia have arrived in Jakarta in anticipation of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Under-16 Youth Championship slated for 9-19 July 2008. The tournament this year will be played at the Stadium Lebak Bulus. The Australian youth side which is being managed by Joel Freeme came into the Indonesian capital city…