JAKARTA (21 Nov 2011) – Myanmar grabbed the bronze medal ahead of Vietnam this evening with a 4-1 victory in the penultimate match of the men’s football event that was played at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. While both teams had battled to a scoreless draw in a group tie earlier, this time round Myanmar…
JAKARTA (21 Nov 2011) – Some say it has been the equivalent of a lifetime of waiting for millions of success starved football fans throughout Indonesia. Put it in the right context and 20-years is indeed a lifetime for many fans who were not even born when Indonesia last claimed the SEA Games football gold…
JAKARTA (21 Nov 2011) – The temperature in Senayan is rising fast, and it’s got nothing to do with global warming. It’s purely due to the hordes of fans and their vehicles that have started to jam-up the Senayan Complex. From early this morning, thousands of eager Indonesian football fans have already started making their…
JAKARTA (21 Nov 2011) – Malaysia, the defending champions, are paying the price for a bruising semi-final victory over Myanmar two days ago. Four first-choice players are on the crock list with another struggling to get fit. Due to the time between the semi-finals and final, players are unable to recover from their injuries and…
JAKARTA (21 Nov 2011) – More than just wanting to win the gold medal at the SEA Games this year, Indonesian striker Oktovianus Maniani will also be out to exact revenge on Malaysia when the two sides meet in the final of the men’s football event later this evening at the Gelora Bung Karno. Okto,…
JAKARTA (20 Nov 2011) – After being outclassed by hosts Indonesia in the semi-finals last night, Vietnam will now turn their energy to win the bronze medal ahead of Myanmar. The 2009 runners-up were a pale shadow of themselves against Indonesia when compared to their performances in the group stage, as they fell to a…