MYANMAR LEAD GROUP B FOR NOW

LEBAK BULUS (15 Nov 2011) – Myanmar delivered what was expected of them this afternoon at the Lebak Bulus Stadium – scoring a close 1-0 win over Timor Leste to ensure that they took control of Group B at least for the next 48 hours.

With current group leaders Vietnam on the same ten points, there was a need for Myanmar to win the full points against Timor so as to give them the chance of finishing at the top of the group.

Vietnam still have match to play for where they will take on Laos in the final group game against Laos in two days.

With the game having no real consequence for Timor other than to salvage battered pride, the return of striker Ribeiro Murilo at least gave the team more presence upfront.

In the fifth minute, Murilo’s cross was perfectly connected by Diogo Rangel at the far post but the goal was called for offside. The game did not actually took after that as Myanmar were just passing the ball around and were not willing to commit too much.

It was not until the game reached the 34^th minute mark that Myanmar finally made an impression when Mai Aih Naing cut in from the left to beat marker Emanuel Abel before shooting past Timor keeper Carlos Emerson at the near post for the lead.

Two minutes later, Alan Pinheiro worked hard to break through the Myanmar defence but his shot came off the crossbar instead. Not too long afterwards Murilo, who had just returned from suspension, picked up a yellow card for arguing with referee Fahad Alkassar from the UAE.

Min Min Thu then had a double chance but his first effort was closed down by a recovering defender while his second try came off the cross bar instead.

Diogo Rangel then finished the first half for Timor with a grounder which narrowly missed the upright.

The second half did not actually change the pace of the game although Myanmar did concede several free kicks at the edge of their box. The closest was a well taken shot from Pinheiro, but Myanmar Kyaw Zin Htet was just well placed.

Several minutes later, another attempt from Pinheiro went well wide.

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Laos receives four gold medals

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AFC world cup 2014 Qualifying, Singapore Vs China

Only China enter this match with the dream of qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil still intact. Singapore ended any slim chance of progress with a 2-0 defeat to group leaders Jordan in Amman on Friday. But even China's hopes of clinching the runners-up slot in Group A remain bleak, with results elsewhere needed to go in their favour. Nevertheless, the match in itself should be a heated affair, with Singapore's sizeable Chinese migrant population expected to lend vocal support to the visitors.

Singapore's squad has been depleted with a number of key players involved in the concurrent staging of the 2011 South-East Asian (SEA) Games in Indonesia. Hariss Harun, Safuwan Bahrudin and Izwan Mahbud, who all started the match in September, are part of the Singapore Under-23 team competing in the SEA Games.

China, meanwhile, will have to contend with the absence of Linpeng Zhang. The defender will be suspended after being shown a straight red card against Iraq in his previous match for bringing down Younis Mahmoud, who was through on goal.

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SEA GAMES 2011: LAMNAO HEADS TOP GOALSCORERS’ LIST FOR NOW

JAKARTA (14 Nov 2011) – Laos might have been out of contention for a place in the next round of the SEA Games this year but that has not stopped striker Lamnao Singto from leading the top goal scorers list – at least for the moment at least.

After four matches in Group B, the nippy and industrious Lamnao has already scored six goals, the last two goals being those he scored against Timor Leste last night.

“It has been a tough competition for sure, full of ups and down,” said Lamnao (pix).

“We did not start very well and it was disappointing to lose some games the way we did. There’s no excuse for it especially when it is considered that we were the semi-finalists at the last SEA Games.

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Laos thrash Timor Leste 3:0 and win 1st Game

SEA GAMES 2011: LAOS PICK UP FIRST ALBEIT LATE WIN

 NOVEMBER 14, 2011  

LEBAK BULUS (13 Nov 2011) – Laos picked up their first albeit late win in Group B when they overcame Timor Leste 3-0 in the match that was played at the Lebak Bulus Stadium this evening.

Playing without the influential Albeiro Murilo, who has been suspended, was telling on the Timorese and they struggled to push forward and put consistent pressure on the Laotian defence.

Following from the shock last minute defeat to the Philippines in their previous match, Laos were a lot more determined and compact this time round.

Paseutsack Soulivong gave Laos the lead in the 21^st minute before captain  Lamnoa Singto then added the second goal on 42 minutes before adding his second and Laos’ third a minute to the end with a well taken penalty.