HANOI (10 Feb 2009) – Two-time V-League champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) did not have the best of start to the V-League this year when they stumbled to a humiliating 3-0 loss to Dong Thap at the Pleiku Stadium. What made the win more satisfying for Dong Thap was the fact that striker Timothy…
JAKARTA (9 Feb 2009) – Apart from the test match against Manchester United on 24 July this year, the Indonesia national team have drawn up matches against New Zealand and China as part of their overall programme. After picking up two points in their first two matches of Group B of the Asian Cup 2011…
HANOI (8 Feb 2009) – Pham Van Quyen, Le Quoc Vuong and Le Van Truong gained valuable reprieves from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) when the Discipline Department decided to lift the ban imposed on them for a 2005 incident. The Discipline Department decided to remove the ban based on their good behaviour, their requests…
PETALING JAYA (7 Feb 2009) – Harimau Muda won the Hong Kong Invitational Youth Tournament this year after winning both their matches in the competition. In the first game against Chinese club side Shen Zhen, the young Malaysian side scored their only goal of the game through Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas. They then beat hosts…
PHNOM PENH (7 Feb 2009) – Preah Khan Reach FC and Post Tel Club FC did not have to struggle too much for their places in the quarter-finals of the Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen Cup 2009. Preach Khan overcame Banteay Mean Chey FC 6-2 while Post Tel Club blasted Battambang FC…
BANGKOK (6 Feb 2009) – Thailand faltered to a second-half blitz 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in a friendly match which was played under freezing conditions in Sendai, Japan. With the Thais already out of contention in the World Cup qualifiers, the Saudis are using the match as a test before they face DPR Korea next…