YANGON (20 Nov 2016) – Striker Le Cong Vinh showed that he is still among Asia’s best striker when he struck home the winner late in the second half to give Vietnam a hard fought 2-1 win over hosts Myanmar in Group B of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016. “It’s been a long time coming,”…
YANGON (20 Nov 2016) – Two goals from veteran striker Mohd Amri Yahyah gave Malaysia a lucky, lucky 3-2 win over Cambodia in the opening game of Group B of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 this evening at the Thuwunna Stadium. While the win erased Malaysia’s bitter memory of having lost all three of their…
MANILA (19 Nov 2016) – Hosts Philippines threw everything they had at their rivals but ten-man Singapore managed to hang for a precious draw in the second Group A match on the opening day of the AFF Suzuki Cup at the Philippine Sports Stadium here this evening. The game was just picking up steam when…
YANGON (19 Nov 2016) – With an average age of 22, Myanmar coach Gerd Zeise believes the youthfulness will work in his team’s favour when the co-hosts open their AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 Group B campaign against Vietnam at the Thuwanna Stadium in Yangon on Sunday. Six have followed him into the main national team…
MANILA (19 Nov 2016) – Striker Teerasil Dangda’s stunning hattrick against Indonesia in the opening match today clearly reaffirmed Thailand’s position as the favourites to retain the prestigious AFF Suzuki Cup title this year. Thailand, four-time winners of the regional event, looked jaded at times but they made full use of their chances to…
YANGON (19 Nov 2016) – Vietnam head coach Nguyen Huu Thang said ahead of his opening clash against hosts Vietnam that they are definitely not the favourites from the group to advance. Speaking at the pre-match Press Conference this afternoon, Huu Thang downplayed his country’s overwhelming confidence by saying that he would prefer to just…