Booth set to leave Laos 

11-Dec-2010

JAKARTA: Laos may have made some promising strides during the 2010 AFF 
Suzuki Cup but coach David Booth will not be around to oversee the future 
development of the team.

http://www.affsuzukicup.com/_webapp_741777/Booth_set_to_leave_Laos

CHAMPS VIETNAM WIN BROUP B, FILL IN SEMIS

HANOI (8 Dec 2010) - Defending champions Vietnam delivered what was expected of them to beat Singapore 1-0 to win Group B of the AFF Suzuki Cup as the Philippines grabbed the other semi-final spot following their scoreless against Myanmar.

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"HANOI (8 Dec 2010) - Defending champions Vietnam delivered what was expected of them to beat Singapore 1-0 to win Group B of the AFF Suzuki Cup as the Philippines grabbed the other semi-final spot following their scoreless against Myanmar."
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Rajagopal wants Malaysia to beat Laos in last group match

PETALING JAYA: Hosts Indonesia, having already sealed their place in the semi-finals,
 can decide the fate of the other three teams in Group A 
of the Suzuki Cup Asean Football Federation (AFF) championships.
http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/12/6/sports/7565013&sec=sports

Laos, Malaysia maintaining semi-final hopes

PALEMBANG: Despite his team's heavy defeat against Indonesia last Saturday, Laos coach David Booth has not given up hope of seeing his side advance to the semi-finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup.

The Laotians are bottom of Group A on goal difference after their 6-0 mauling by the hosts during the weekend. But they still have realistic hope of reaching the last four if they beat Malaysia at the Jaka Baring Stadium and Thailand fail to win against Indonesia in Jakarta on Tuesday evening.

source:  www.affsuzukicup.com

ASEAN Football Championship: Indonesia thrash Laos 6-0 to qualify for semi-finals

Jakarta, Saturday, December 4, 2010 — Indonesia secured their passage to the semi-finals with an emphatic 6-0 win over Laos in their ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup) Group A match.

This is the second big win for the Indonesians who opened their campaign with a 5-1 mauling of Malaysia. With two wins, they have qualified for the semi-finals with a game to spare in the group stage.

Indonesian skipper Firman Utina got the scoring going only in the 27th minute through a penalty before Muhammad Ridwan made it 2-0 just before half-time.

The game then turned into a rout when Firman added another early goal in the second half. Irfan Bachdim, Arif Suyono and Oktovianus Maniani finished off the Laotians who drew 2-2 with Thailand in their first group game.

“It may have looked like an easy win for us in the end but today’s game was not easy. Laos hit the post early on and we had no chances in the first 20 minutes. Winning 6-0 at the end was a good result for us but in the beginning we had a lot of problems,” said Indonesia head coach Alfred Riedl on the affsuzukicup.com website.

“It was not easy for the first half-hour but after we went ahead 2-0 or 3-0 then the match became easier. Against such opposition, if you can score goals, then the match is easy but if you cannot, you can struggle.

“I am a little sorry for my friends in Laos because I made a lot friends when I was coaching there. But in football you have no friends, you only have opponents. Later on, maybe we can go for a drink.”

COUNTRY	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
INDONESIA	2	2	0	0	11	1	10	6
THAILAND	2	0	2	0	2	2	1	1
LAOS	2	0	1	1	2	8	-6	1
MALAYSIA	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4	1

http://redsports.sg/2010/12/05/asean-football-championship-indonesia-laos/