Laos vs Cambodia Preview (SUZUKI CUP 2010)

Preview - Laos v Cambodia 

21-Oct-2010

Having topped the qualifying round in the last two editions of the AFF Suzuki Cup, Laos are confident that they can do so yet again when they host this year's qualifiers, which kicks-off at the National Sports Complex in Vientiane on Friday.

The Laotians have never failed to qualify for the group stage of the AFF Suzuki Cup and they will be buoyed by their performances in the last two qualifying competitions as well as the 2009 SEA Games on home soil, when they reached the semi-finals for the first time.

Speaking on Thursday, a day before the hosts open their qualification campaign against Indochinese rivals Cambodia, Laos team manager Pasadsay Pilapunded outlined his confidence in the squad coached by Englishman David Booth.

"Laos has been improved a lot since we made it to the semi-finals of the SEA Games," said Pilapunded.

"We have played a number of friendly matches in our preparation for this tournament and my team are 100% fit.

"I believe that Laos will win this qualifying round because we have plenty of experience. They players will also be trying their best because we are the home side and we will have many supporters coming to cheer us."

But the Laos manager did sound a note of caution for the match against Cambodia, who beat his side 3-2 in the qualifying round in 2008 and also qualified for the group stage after finishing runners-up behind Laos.

"It will be a tough game for us because this new Cambodian team have been improving very quickly," Pilapunded added. "They now have a professional League and an experienced coach."

South Korean Lee Tae-hoon, who took charge of Cambodia earlier this year, is relishing the challenge of his first international assignment with the Indochinese side.

"My team have prepared well for this tournament and we are upgrading ourselves every time we play," said the 39-year-old former K-League player.

"Every game is important for us, and we will be playing like we are in the final.

"Laos are fortunate to be the hosts and they will have many supporters to cheer them on. But my player are ready for tomorrow's game and we will be working very hard to get a result."

The two teams have met five times previously in the Asean Football Championship with each side winning two games and drawing the other.

Laos beat Cambodia 1-0 in Singapore in 1996 and 2-1 in Hanoi in 2004, while the Cambodians prevailed 3-0 in Songkhla in 2000 and 3-2 in Phnom Penh in 2008. They drew 2-2 in their 2007 qualifier in Bacolod. more visit:http://www.affsuzukicup.com/_webapp_702948/Preview_-_Laos_v_Cambodia

Laos football, English man coach, David booth

David Booth is no stranger in Southeast Asia as he has worked in many regional teams such as Khanh Hoa (V-League), BEC Tero Sasana (TPL), Brunei and Myanmar. Before coming to Laos, David Booth worked at Mahindra United, a top club in India.


source: vietnamfootball.blog

Photo: from Kplnet.net

Laos team won at the first warm up match

     Laos football national team has played with Thailand club " samoudpakan Fc" on 2/10/2010 to warm up and get ready for the Suzuki cup 2010 which will start to kick off on 22/10 in vientiane. the Warm up match was played at the Anouvong stadium and Laos team was  on the good form by beating the SAMOUDPAKAN FC 3:0.  the first goal was scored by a Laotian star Lamnao singto on the 2nd mins of the first half  which gave a lot of happiness to the fans. the first half Laos  1:0  leading the Thai club.  the second half started and Laos was still controlling of all the game and scored 2nd goal in the 64th mns by Gonkham Inthammavong and 3rd goal was scored by the a skinny lao striker Somphone vongjiangkham at the 78th mins and LAOS won 3:0 at full time.  Laos team will start to play the warm up match again with the Thai super star team in the next days .

Source:Kplnet.net

Laos results at SUZUKI CUP 2008

2008 Results

6 Dec 08		Malaysia	3 0	Laos
8 Dec 08		Laos	0 6	Thailand
10 Dec 08		Vietnam	4 0	Laos

Laos lost 13 goals in 3 matches in 2008, but now it is in 2010, everything is different, because we have new players and the best player in Laos football history. I believe that Laos team will give Lao fans a surprised as the Seagame 2009 . Lao sou sou..

Ha Noi to host Suzuki Cup football draw

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The official draw for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup will be held at Ha Noi's Sheraton hotel on September 15.

The tournament's qualifying rounds will be held in Laos from October 22 to 30.

Viet Nam and Indonesia will co-host the finals from December 1 to 29.

The tournament will be the biggest football contest in the ASEAN region since 1996 and will decide the top football nation among the AFF's 11 members – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and East Timor.

The winner will receive US$100,000, while the runner-up will be awarded $50,000.

Each team qualifying to play the major round will receive $15,000.

The Suzuki Motor Company has been sponsoring the AFF since 2008.

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More than 200 artists are competing in both combat and performance events.

The competition, which is part of the National Sports Games, ends on Friday.

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