Indonesia: Hard Stepping Into Semis

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INDONESIA UPDATED. Indonesia U- 23 national team in a difficult position to be able to qualify for the semi-final soccer sport SEA Games 2013. The squad just shared a 0-0 draw with East Timor in the preliminary round Group B.

The match was played at the stadium Thuwunna, Yangon, Myanmar on Saturday (14/12/2013).

Draw result 0-0 is made difficult step Indonesia to qualify for the semifinals. Therefore , Garuda Muda only collect 4 points from 3 games. Indonesia won 1-0 in the inaugural match of Cambodia, Monday (12/08/2013). Then the 1-4 defeat of Thailand in the second match.

Currently, Indonesia waiting for the game to face Myanmar in Thailand Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar on Saturday (14/12/2013) night.

If Thailand is able to achieve victory, the second in Group B will be decided in the last match between Indonesia and Myanmar face Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar on Monday (16/12/2013).

Meanwhile , if Myanmar is able to at least draw against Thailand, Indonesia must win by a big score in the last game of Myanmar.
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Thailand Opened Their Football Campaign With A 3-1 Win Over Timor Leste

Thailand opened their football campaign at the 27th SEA Games with a 3-1 win over Timor Leste at Thuwanna Stadium in Yangon.

Although Timor Leste made the score-line close, action on the field was almost all in Thailand’s favor in the first half. 

In the second, however, Timor Leste came back from 3-0 with a goal of their own and then pressed Thailand to final whistle.
It was, however, too little, too late.

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Thailand Start SEA Games Campaign with Win

MYANMAR UPDATED. The Southeast Asian giants put in a dominant performance as they brushed aside Timor Leste 3-1 in their opening match.

Thailand got their SEA Games campaign off to the perfect start with a 3-1 victory over minnows Timor Leste at the Thuwanna YTC Stadium in Yangon on Saturday evening.

Goals from Thitipan Puangchan, Pokkhao A-nan and Atit Daosawang saw off Timor Leste, who did manage to score a consolation goal thanks to Jose Carlos da Fonseca.

It took only three minutes for Thailand to break the deadlock as Adisak Kraisorn’s cross from the left reached Thitipan, who slotted home to give them the lead.

They doubled their lead in the 34th minute from midfielder Pokkhao, with Atit scoring the third goal four minutes after the break to give Thailand a 3-0 lead.

For all of Thailand’s dominance and chances created though, they were unable to build on their lead and Timor Leste scored a consolation goal in the 70th minute when substitute Da Fonseca beat Thai goalkeeper Kawin Thammasatchanan after a counter-attacking move.

Thailand coach Kiatisuk Senamuang was pleased with his side’s victory and looked forward to the next game against Indonesia.

“Today we had so many chances to score a goal,” he said.

“In the first half we had 11 chances and in the second half we had eight chances, but we could only make three goals. But that is okay for us. We are looking forward to the next match.

“We lost one goal against Timor Leste, but we are quite confident about our defending. We need to work on the technique for the forwards. We need to score more.

“For the next match against Indonesia, we are quite confident and we will change some tactics. Indonesia is much stronger than Timor Leste, so we have homework to do." 
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Adelino Trindade - The Timor Leste Rising Star

A young quarterback who was born in Bacau is not only to be a key player Timor Leste team U-19, but also played a significant role for the senior team. Adelino highly skilled in dribbling, vision, and accurate kick to give him a regular position in the midfield East Timor.

A teenager, 18-year-old attracted the attention of the public to bring East Timor into the third stage of the AFF Cup U-19. The highest performance in the history of football Timor Leste, which is still just beginning.
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