SINGAPORE (1 June 2015) – After the smashing start to the SEA Games where a total of twelve goals were scored on the first day, reality came a-knockin’ when hosts Singapore could only beat the Philippines 1-0 at the Jalan Besar Stadium as did Thailand do the same against Timor Leste across town at the…
SINGAPORE (1 June 2015) – Laos head coach David Booth was not smiling after his game last night – this even though they had picked up their first three points of the competition after beating Brunei 2-1 at the Bishan Stadium. While Laos might have lacked their usual flair, their performance was still a lot…
SINGAPORE (31 May 2015) – Laos were made to toil all the way through their encounter at the Bishan Stadium before they were able to edge Brunei 2-1 on the third match day of Group B of the men’s football event here at the SEA Games. Two years ago in Myanmar, the Laotians had also…
SINGAPORE (31 May 2015) – Indonesia will be looking for the last great hurrah at the SEA Games 2015 before football in the country heads into the great wilderness soon after. This follows the sanction that was imposed by FIFA yesterday on the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) following the continued intervention by the Indonesian Ministry of…
YANGON (31 May 2015) – Myanmar performed admirably on their FIFA U-20 World Cup debut but ultimately finished on the losing side as the South East Asians let slip an early lead to lose 2-1 to the USA in their Group A opener on Saturday. The USA, appearing at the tournament for the 14th time,…
SINGAPORE (31 May 2015) – The Malaysians might not have scored anywhere near the six goals each that were plundered by Vietnam and Thailand the previous day but as coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee said afterwards, winning the three points is more important than scoring lots of goals. Malaysia edged Timor Lest 1-0 on the…