SINGAPORE (1 April 2015) – Guam presented to be more than a handful for Singapore as it forced the latter to come back twice before they were able to register a 2-2 draw in a friendly that was played at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Shawn Nicklaw gave Guam the lead after 37 minutes…
MANILA (1 April 2015) – Philippines’ preparation for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers took a hit this week when they stumbled to a 2-1 loss to Bahrain in a friendly that was played in Manama. In what was the team’s first test after the AFF Suzuki Cup last year, the failure to convert the early…
SYDNEY (1 April 2015) – Australia are the only ASEAN team to get an automatic ticket for the AFC U23 Championship 2016 after winning all their matches in Group F of the qualifiers. Andrew Hoole scored a hat-trick as Australia downed ASEAN neighbours Myanmar 5-1 last night to complete their nine points haul from three…
SIDOARJO (31 March 2015) – Indonesia scored a close 2-1 win over Myanmar in a friendly that was played last night at the Gelora Delta Sidoarjo Stadium. Following a first-half deadlock, a shot from Zulham Zamrun in the 61st minute of play took a deflection off Raphael Maitimo before sailing past a rooted Vanlal Hrual…
SYDNEY (31 March 2015) – Australia were held to a dour 0-0 by Macedonia on Monday but coach Ange Postecoglou insists it bodes well for their joint 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign. The home side’s stubborn defence and a bumpy pitch blunted the Socceroos’ attack and there was to be no…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (30 March 2015) – The Brunei DST League 2015 will start this week with Indera Sports Club all eager to defend the crown they won last year. Indera had lifted the season opening Sumbangsih Cup at the end of January when they beat Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB) 2-0.…