Malaysia will meet Indonesia in the final

 JAKARTA, Nov 19 (Bernama) - Malaysia will meet Indonesia in the final after

beating Myanmar 1-0 in a semifinal match at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium tonight.

Ahmad Fakhri Saarani was the hero scoring the only goal in the 85th min thus

enabling Malaysia to repeat the gold medal win at 2009 Laos SEA Games.

In the other semi-final, Indonesia beat Vietnam 2-0 with goals from Patrich

Wanggai and Titus Bonai.

The final will be held at Stadium Gelora Bung Karno on Monday at 7pm local

time (8 pm Malaysian time).

Coach Ong Kim Swee was seen sending instructions to players using notes sent

via masseur Zaidi Latif Zaidi who passed them to assistant coach Hassan Sazali

Mohd Waras who was beside the field.

The Melaka born coach was forced to sit out one match by United Arab

Emirates (UAE) referee Fahad Alkassar for protesting a decision in the

Malaysia-Indonesia match on Thursday.

The list of players:

MALAYSIA: Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, Mahali Jasuli, Mohd Fadhli Mohd Shas, Mohd

Asraruddin Putra Omar, Mohd Irfan Fazail, Mohamad Muslim Ahmad, Mohamad Fandi

Othman, Muhd Nazmi Faiz Mansor (K.Gurusamy), Baddrol Bakhtiar, Syahrul Azwari

Ibrahim (Izzaq Faris Ramlan), Ahmad Fakhri Saarani.

MYANMAR: Thihasthu, Zaw Zaw Oo (Yan Aung Kyaw), Kyaw Zeyar Win, Yan Aung

Win, Zaw Ming Tun, Shwe Hlaing Win, Min Min Thu, Kyi Lin, Aye San, Pyaye Phyo Oo

(Aug Myint Aye), Kyaw Ko Ko.

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SEA GAMES 2011: VIETNAM BEAT LAOS TO WIN GROUP B

 NOVEMBER 17, 2011  

LEBAK BULUS (17 Nov 2011) – Vietnam came back from a goal down to beat Laos 3-1 at the Lebak Bulus Stadium this afternoon to make sure that they finished the preliminary round of the men’s football event at the top of Group B – ahead of Myanmar.

At the end of the five matches in the group, both Vietnam and Myanmar are on the same 13 points although the former finished at the top due to better goal difference.

But this evening, Vietnam did not have the best of start when as early as the fourth minute, they fell behind when Keoviengpheth Lithideth picked up a cross from the left before blasting the ball past keeper Tran Buu Ngo to give Laos the surprise lead.

In the seventh minute, Khonekham had the chance to double Laos’ lead but he took too long for the finish while Vietnam replied through Le Van Thanh but his shot narrowly missed the intended target.

In the 16^th minute, the Vietnamese were punished when they lost Nguyen Thanh Long Giang to a red card. But to be fair, Vietnam did not lose hope where they still maintained their composure to press the Laotian defence.

And just before the end of the first half, a one timer from Le Van Thang came off the crossbar for the score to stand at 1-0 to Laos’ advantage.

It was Laos who began stronger in the second half where after picking up a cross from the centre of the park, captain Lamnao Singto shot straight to Buu Ngoc instead.

That failure to take score gave Vietnam the confidence to push forward and in the 62^ndminute, Hoang Dinh Tung gave Vietnam the all-important equalizer when he took advantage of a melee inside the Laos goal to stab the ball home. Seven minutes later, Laos fell further behind when Nguyen Van Quyet beat Laos keeper Sourasay Keosanvandeng for a 2-1 lead.

In the 77^th minute, the frustration was obvious on Laos when they lost Lamnao to a red card for an altercation against Vietnam midfielder Chu Ngoc Anh. A missed penalty some ten minutes later did not prevent Vietnam from scoring their third goal in the game when Van Quyet beat the offside trap to beat Sourasay for the third time

source:aseanfootball.org

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.