Vietnam and Myammar Set The Pace as Cambodia takes on the SEA Games host in Football

Vietnam and Myammar Set The Pace as Cambodia takes on the SEA Games host in Football

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Cambodian U-23 side need to find some consistency as they take on to the field in the SEA games.

Vietnam and Myammar have set the pace in the Football event of the 26th SEA Games currently underway in Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta Indonesia after both teams played out a Scoreless draw on Saturday in the Group B encounter.

Both sides recorded earlier wins on Thursday in their opening fixtures. Vietnam saw off Phillipines 3-1 while Myanmar managed to beat Laos 3-2 playing with ten men for much of the tie.
Football is a mind game. And Myanmar certainly proved that on Saturday night, when for the second time in two matches, playing with ten men, they managed to avoid defeat.

In the other group Fixtures, Timor Leste beat returnee Brunei by 2-1.

Cambodia will kick start their SEA games Football Campaign at 7pm today in a group A fixture against favorite Indonesia. Cambodia football team has never won any host side in the Sea Games. They lost 1-0, 3-1 in 1999 and 2007 respectively to Indonesia.

Laboravy on his way to goal when Cambodia took on Laos in a 2014 World Cup Qualifiers.

Following an erratic performance in warm up games, embattled Korean Coach Lee Hoon Tae, will have to inspire his wards against the host side backed by a vociferous crowd in the 80,000 capacity GELORA BUNG KARNO stadium in Jakarta.

“We can ill afford to take it easy in the first game, not when we are playing against the hosts in front of their die hard home fans,” said Tae Hoon.

“We are still looking for consistency and the players must realize that they have the full 90 minutes to play, not just concentrate in patches and hope that we can pull through as a team.

“We are still looking for that consistency and I hope that by playing in a big game in the first match, it will prod a better performance from the players.” the embattled Korean tactician stated.

SEA GAMES 2011 FIXTURES
GROUP A
07.11.2011 SINGAPORE vs MALAYSIA 1600 hrs GELORA BUNG KARNO
INDONESIA vs CAMBODIA 1900 hrs
08.11.2011 REST DAY
09.11.2011 MALAYSIA vs THAILAND 1600 hrs GELORA BUNG KARNO
CAMBODIA vs SINGAPORE 1900 hrs
10.11.2011 REST DAY
11.11.2011 SINGAPORE vs INDONESIA 1400 hrs GELORA BUNG KARNO
THAILAND vs CAMBODIA 1700 hrs
12-11.2011 REST DAY
13.11.2011 MALAYSIA vs CAMBODIA 1600 hrs GELORA BUNG KARNO
INDONESIA vs THAILAND 1900 hrs
14.11.2011 REST DAY

SEA GAMES 2011 RESULTS and FIXTURES
GROUP B

03.11.2011
VIETNAM 3 vs PHILIPPINES 1 1600 hrs GELORA BUNG KARNO
LAOS 2 vs MYANMAR 3 1900 hrs
04.11.2011 REST DAY

05.11.2011
BRUNEI 1 vs TIMOR LESTE 2 1600 hrs LEBAK BULUS
MYANMAR 0 vs VIETNAM 0 1900 hrs
06.11.2011 REST DAY

07.11.2011
TIMOR LESTE vs PHILIPPINES 1600 hrs LEBAK BULUS
LAOS vs BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 1900 hrs
08.11.2011 REST DAY

09.11.2011
MYANMAR vs BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 1600 hrs LEBAK BULUS
VIETNAM vs TIMOR LESTE 1900 hrs
10.11.2011 REST DAY
11.11.2011 PHILIPPINES vs LAOS 1600 hrs LEBAK BULUS
12.11.2011 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM vs VIETNAM 1600 hrs

13.11.2011
PHILIPPINES vs MYANMAR 1600 hrs LEBAK BULUS
TIMOR LESTE vs LAOS 1900 hrs
14.11.2011 REST DAY

15.11.2011
MYANMAR vs TIMOR LESTE 1600 hrs LEBAK BULUS
PHILIPPINES vs BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 1900 hrs
16.11.2011 REST DAY
17.11.2011 LAOS vs VIETNAM 1600 hrs LEBAK BULUS