NAYPYITAW (21 Dec 2013) – A double from Harris Harun early in the first half gave Singapore a hard-earned 2-1 win over Malaysia in the fight for bronze of the men’s football event here at the Zeyar Thiri Stadium. With the Malaysians off colour, probably still reeling from their loss in the semi-finals to Indonesia,…
NAYPYITAW (21 Dec 2013) – The Asean Football Federation (AFF) Council today decided to organize an Asean All-Stars Charity Football Match to help raise funds in the wake of the typhoon Haiyan which struck the Philippines recently. The AFF Council, which met in Naypyitaw today, revealed that the match will be held in the city…
NAYPYITAW (21 Dec 2013) – Between 1993 and 2007, Thailand dominated the SEA Games winning a record-breaking eight successive gold medals. Then Malaysia took over for the next two editions of the regional Games but missed making a third straight final appearance when they crashed to Indonesia in the semi-finals. While Thailand last struck gold…
MANDALAY (20 Dec 2013) – Thailand confirmed their status as the best women’s football team in the region when they won the SEA Games gold medal after beating Vietnam 2-1 in the final at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium here tonight. The Thais, runners-up in the SEA Games the last time women’s football was held in…
NAYPYITAW (20 Dec 2013) – A failed power play from Vietnam in the second half, played to Thailand’s advantage when they beat the former 8-1 in the final of the men’s Futsal event here at the Naypyitaw Futsal Stadium. Down 4-0 just at the start of the second half, Vietnam launched power play in the…
MANDALAY (20 Dec 2013) – Hosts Myanmar turned up the heat on a cold day here in Mandalay to defeat Malaysia 6-0 in the women’s SEA Games football third-fourth placing playoff at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium this evening. The bronze was some consolation for Myanmar after narrowly missing the final in a sudden-death penalty shootout…