AFF FUTSAL: Indonesia show serious contention; Laos hang on for win

BANGKOK (19 April 2012) – Indonesia showed their seriousness to challenge kingpins Thailand for the crown this year when they overwhelmed Timor Leste 16-1 in the first game in Group B of the AFF Futsal Championship 2012 as Laos scored an 8-6 victory over Brunei in the other tie.

The defending champions stamped their authority early in the game as they showed their dominance throughout for Syahidansyah Lubis (5^th, 6^th, 23^rd and 31st minute), Andri Kustiawan (10^th, 11^th, 31^st and 32^nd minute) and Septian Cahya (12^th, 19^th, 30^th and 40^th minute) to score four goals each.

The remainder of Indonesia’s goals were scored by Nur Ali (18th minute), Karami Balfas (19^th), Ismail (26^th) and Fachri Reza (38^th). Timor’s only goal in the game came in 18^th minute off Manuel Pereira.

In the meantime, Laos hung on to secure their first three points in Group B when they edged Brunei 8-6 in the other tie.

The Laotian began the game on the right note when Kita Souksabai opened the scoring in the very first minute of play. They then raced to a 3-0 lead inside of the first ten minutes of the game with goals off Nidnilanh Chanchaleune (8^th minute) and Khounsombath Phommaxay (9^th).

But Brunei fought back with their first goal of the game through Maziri Maidin in the 12^th minute to put the pressure on Laos. The score at the end of the first half was 3-1 to the advantage of Laos.

However, all that disappeared just two minutes into the restart when Anaqi Sufi Baki slammed two goals in a two-minute blitz (21^st and 22^nd minute) to put the score at 3-3.

The game grew more intense soon after when Junaidi Jumat gave Brunei the lead for the first time in the match on 28 minute where barely a minute later, Laos converted a penalty off Tona Bounmalay to put both teams back on level terms.

Laos then upped the tempo to score four more goals through Kita Souksabai (31st and 37th minute) and Tona Bounmalay (33 and 35^th minute) as Brunei’s late surge off Norazizam Roslan (34^th minute) and Maziri Maidin (39^th minute) came a tad too late.

PIX: Indonesia’s Syahidansyah Lubis (white/green kit) attempts to get past Timor Leste’s Adelio Da Costa (red/black kit)

AFF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012 FIXTURES and RESULTS

Date	Match No.	Group	Match		Time	Venue	SCORE
19- Apr-12	1 2 3 4	A A B B	Cambodia vs Malaysia Myanmar vs Philippines Timor Leste vs Indonesia Laos vs Brunei DS		1130 1400 1630 1900	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium	0 – 8 4 – 5 1 – 16 8 – 6
20- Apr-12	5 6 7 8	A A B B	Philippines vs Vietnam Myanmar vs Cambodia Brunei DS vs Thailand Laos vs Timor Leste		1130 1400 1700 1930	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
21- Apr-12	9 10 11 12	A B A B	Vietnam vs Myanmar Thailand vs Laos Malaysia vs Philippines Indonesia vs Brunei DS		1130 1400 1630 1900	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
22- Apr-12	13 14 15 16	A B A B	Myanmar vs  Malaysia Timor Leste vs Thailand Cambodia vs Vietnam Laos vs Indonesia		1130 1400 1630 1900	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
23- Apr-12	17 18 19 20	A A B B	Philippines vs Cambodia Malaysia  vs  Vietnam Indonesia vs Thailand Brunei DS vs Timor Leste		1130 1400 1630 1900	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
24-Apr	Rest Day
25- Apr-12	21 22	SF1 SF2	Winner A     vs    Runner-up B Winner B     vs    Runner-up A	1400 1700		Bangkok Thonburi um
26-Apr	Rest Day
27- Apr-12	23 24	3rd/4th Final	Loser SF1     vs      Loser SF2 Winner SF1   vs     Winner SF2	1400 1700		Bangkok Thonburi um