HANOI (4 Sept 2016) – A lone strike from Ha Duc Chinh gave the Vietnam Under-19 team a close 1-0 win over the Guangzhou Evergrande U19 in a friendly this week. The friendly in China is part of Vietnam U19’s preparation for the AFF U19 Championship in Hanoi next week. Vietnam U19 team will…
SINGAPORE (4 Sept 2016) – Hougang United spurned an excellent opportunity to go third after a 2-1 defeat to Brunei DPMM this week at the Jalan Besar Stadium. It all looked good for Hougang as they led 1-0 at half time courtesy of Stipe Plazibat’s ninth-minute opener. The Croatian forward’s shot was deflected home by DPMM…
DILI (3 Sept 2016) – Top Asian club coaches expressed their support for the research into the use of technology to aid referees at the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) inaugural Elite Club Coaches’ Forum in Shanghai, China. After two days of discussion and debate the coaches felt that the use of technology – not just…
SHAH ALAM (3 Sept 2016) – A late penalty from Hazza Ali Mubarak gave the Bahrain Under-21 team a hard fought 2-1 win over Malaysia in a friendly that was played at the UiTM Stadium in Shah Alam. Following the scoreless draw from the first friendly a few days earlier,both teams were full of gusto…
BANGKOK (2 Sept 2016) – An unlucky penalty six minutes to the end denied Thailand their first point in the final qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup when they fell to a 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Nawaf Al Abid converted a penalty in the 84th penalty to deny Thailand’s hope. Thailand’s…
DILI (2 Sept 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed a deal with renowned Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer to be the Official Timekeeper & Official Watch of the Asian Football Confederation’s national competitions including the 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Final Round, the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup and the AFC Asian Cup…