RED EAGLE FC STRENGTHEN SPOT IN MID-TABLE

PHNOM PENH (Nov 1, 2007) – A 9-0 beating of bottom side Baksey Chamkrong FC has given Red Eagle FC a strengthened position in mid-table as they avoid being in the second half of the Cambodian Premier League.

Three goals from Olece (16th, 25th and 29th minute) following a first minute strike from Chidindo Joseph gave Red Eagle a comfortable 4-0 lead at the break.

The Red Eagle then added five more goals in the second half with Olece scoring a second hat-trick (54th, 58th and 72nd minute) to bring his personal tally to six goals in one match.

The other goals for Red Eagle FC were scored by Chidindo Joseph, who grabbed his second goal of the afternoon in the 71st minute, while Soth Sa Aun completed the rout with a strike in the 79th minute in the one-sided affair at the National Olympic Stadium.

The win was Red Eagle’s fourth in eleven matches while for Baksey Chamkrong FC, it was their ninth defeats in ten games.

CURRENT CAMBODIAN PREMIER LEAGUE STANDINGS

1. PHNOM PENH EMPIRE 23 pts (+36)

2. NAGA CORP 20pts (+43)

3. KHEMARA KEILA 15 pts (+25)

4. RED EAGLE 13pts (-36)

5. BUILD BRIGHT UNIVERSITY 12pts (0)

6. ROYAL CAMBODIAN ARMED FORCE 11pts (+14)

7. LION SQUAD 7pts (-17)

8. BAKSEY CHAMKRONG 3pts (-95)