Laos Hold Harimau Muda in Late Fight Back

Laos Hold Harimau Muda in Late Fight Back

VIENTIANE (28 Feb 2013) – Two goals in the last five minutes gave Laos a hard-earned 3-3 draw against Harimau Muda in a friendly that was played last night at the National Stadium.

Following a scoreless first half, Harimau Muda – which is the Malaysian Under-23 team – fell behind in the 50^th minute when Khamleo Singkeo blasted in the lead for the home team.

But the Malaysians fought back to take a 3-1 lead off goals from A Thamil Arasu in the 56^thminute, Rozaimi Abdul Rahman in the 61^st and Muhammad Nurridzuan Abu Hassan in the 71^st.

 However, some loss in concentration towards the tail end of the tie saw Kanlaya Sysomvang scoring the second goal for Laos in the 87^th minute as Viengsavanh Sayyaboun then fired in the equalising goal deep in injury time.

While Laos are using this match as their last friendly game ahead of their AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers on 2 March 2013, the Malaysians are using the game to polish up the squad for their title defence at the SEA Games 2013.

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Manchester United and Chelsea Head to Bangkok in July

Manchester United and Chelsea Head to Bangkok in July

BANGKOK (11 Feb 2013) – Two of the biggest clubs in England – Manchester United and Chelsea – will head to the Thai capital of Bangkok for friendly matches against local clubs.

“This will be the first time two English Premier teams visit Bangkok at the same time,” said Jaturon Himathongkom, Singha Corp’s Sports Marketing director.

Manchester United will be in Bangkok on 11-13 July for one match while Chelsea has confirmed a longer stay from 12-18 July for two matches. Chelsea’s second game will be against the Thailand All Star XI on 17 July for the Singha Cup.

Tickets have been tentatively priced at between THB500 (USD17) to THB3,000 (USD101).

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ASEAN Teams Falter in 2015 Asian Cup Qualifying Opener

ASEAN Teams Falter in 2015 Asian Cup Qualifying Opener

SINGAPORE (7 Feb 2013) – Team across ASEAN did not have the best of start in their first qualifying matches of the 2015 Asian Cup when none could pick up at least a point in their opening campaign.

With no teams from the ASEAN region able to qualify for the last edition of the AFC Asian Cup in 2011, there was some expectation that this time round at least one or two of the heavyweights will begin their crusade on the righ

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SEA sides set for tough qualifying starts

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Five Southeast Asian sides will kick off their bid to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup on Wednesday with the start of the qualifiers.

 

Laos defeated Buriram United Fc in the friendly Match on 30 Jan

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Buriram United Fc (Thailand), the winner of FA cup 2012 and qualified to play in AFC champion league 2013 was defeated by Lao National team today , Laos scored in the 80th minute from Freekick.