HANOI (12 June 2017) – A late, late strike from striker Le Quoc Phuong propelled Thanh Hoa to the top of the Toyota V.League 2017 when they beat Quang Ninh Coal 1-0 at home. An assist from Ngo Hoang Thịnh, who had just returned from injuries, gave Quoc Phoung with just the right opportunity for…
SINGAPORE (11 June 2017) – Despite taking an early lead, Singapore fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat to Chinese Taipei in their Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup Group E qualifier at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday night. Chen Tsan-Yuan cancelled out Hariss Harun’s early opener before Chen Chao-An netted the winner in the second…
JAKARTA (10 June 2017) – The Indonesian Under-15 team thumped their counterparts from Singapore 4-0 in a friendly that was played at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Cikarang. Both teams are preparing for the AFF U15 Championship which will be held in Thailand next month. While the visiting Singapore side did manage to put together…
JOHOR BARU (10 June 2017) – Johor Darul Takzim goalkeeper Farizal Marlias has paid a heavy price for his violent misconduct in the AFC Cup Cup Asean Zone return-leg semi-final against Ceres Negros FC of the Philippines at the Pana-ad Park Football Stadium in Bacolod City on 31 May. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have…
MELBOURNE (9 June 2017) – Argentina gained a confidence-boosting 1-0 win over Brazil in their Superclasico in Melbourne Friday ahead of their make-or-break World Cup qualifiers later in the year. A goal from Sevilla defender Gabriel Mercado right on half-time proved the eventual winner as Argentina matched the world’s number one ranked Brazilians before 95,000…
ADELAIDE (9 June 2017) – Australia edged a five-goal thriller against Saudi Arabia on Thursday as Ange Postecoglou’s Socceroos pulled themselves back into contention for an automatic berth at the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia next year. Tom Rogic fired a blistering effort into the top corner 64 minutes into the second-half to give…