AFF U19: Laos Tame Young Lions to be First Team in Semis

AFF U19: Laos Tame Young Lions to be First Team in Semis

SURABAYA (13 Sept 2013) – Laos secured a third successive victory to become the first team through to the semi-finals of the AFF Under-19 Championship.

They came into the tournament as the underdogs but this evening, Laos tamed the young Lions 3-0 and will go into the last four as a strong candidate for the title.

Armisay Kettavong blasted a brace while the other goal was netted by the talented left-footed Phithack Kongmathilath. Phithack opened the scoring after only eight minutes when he slammed home a spectacular freekick.

Armisay then added the second in the 45th minute and finished off Singapore with a third in injury time.

“The players did really well, they are growing in confidence with every game. They must keep this up as we head into the next stage,” said coach Chandalaphone Liepvisay.

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AFF WOMEN’S: Souchitta Double Saves Laos the Blushes

AFF WOMEN’S: Souchitta Double Saves Laos the Blushes

YANGON (12 Sept 2013) – There is no shame in defeat for the Indonesian women’s football team. In spite of the 2-1 loss they conceded in the second match day in Group B of the AFF Aya Bank Women’s Championship 2013, the Indonesian girls certainly showed that they have a lot of spunk.
The defeat was Indonesia’s second in as many matches and will certainly spell their exit from the competition even though they still have matches against Myanmar and then Japan.
“We were told that we will be taking part in this competition just a few days before our departure to Yangon,” said Abdul Sadat (left in lower pix), the team manager of Indonesia. “As you know, we are actually a Futsal team but in spite of the difficulties, I thought that we played quite well. The only thing is that my players can’t last the full 90 minutes but they gave their best and that was important.”

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