AFF 2012 - Thailand & Malaysia

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1-0
1-1
2-1 now ....

Thailand udah nabung gol aeway

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What a goal...
Khairul Amri.... Singapore sementara unggul lagi 2-1

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3-1 untuk Singapore ...
Gol memasuki injury time

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Pengalaman biasanya yang menang di Leg 1 bakal angkat Piala

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Singapore 3 Thailand 1




Singapore – Singapore took control of the AFF Suzuki Cup final as second-half goals by Khairul Amri and Baihakki Khaizan gave the Lions a 3-1 victory over Thailand in the first leg at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday.

Amri fired home his third goal of the tournament in the 61st minute, two minutes after Thai midfielder Adul Lahso had cancelled out Fahrudin Mustafic’s twice-taken first-half penalty to give Singapore a 2-1 lead.

And Baihakki then turned the ball in from close range in stoppage time to give the Lions a two-goal lead heading into the return match at the Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok on Saturday.

With Singapore midfielder Fahrudin passed fit after being taken off in the second leg of the semi-final against the Philippines with a groin injury, both teams were able to name unchanged line-ups for the third game in succession.

The home side were quickly out of the blocks with Amri firing wide from 30 metres and Aleksandar Duric heading over the crossbar within the first two minutes.

Thailand had a sighter as well after four minutes when Datsakorn Thonglao’s in-swinging free-kick from the left bounced just in front of the lurking Teerasil Dangda and straight into the arms of a grateful Izwan Mahbud.

The Lions were clearly up for the match and their early pressure was rewarded when they were awarded a penalty after Duric was pulled down in the box by Piyaphon Buntao as he tried to get on the end of Shahril Ishak’s dangerous ball from the right.

Fahrudin sent goalkeeper Kawin Thammasatchanan the wrong way from the spot but his celebrations were interrupted by Japanese referee Masaaki Toma who ordered the kick to be retaken because of encroachment by the Singapore players.

However, the midfielder kept his cool to put the ball into the other corner to give the hosts a 1-0 lead and become only the second player after Amri to score in two AFF Suzuki Cup finals.

There was plenty of robust play by the home side early on as they sought to stifle the attack of the Thais, which had scored 12 goals in their previous five games. Baihakki Khaizan got a stern warning for a foul on Datsakorn and Fahrudin was then booked in the 20th minute for chopping down the Thai midfielder in the centre circle.

Amri’s chip from the left nearly caught out Kawin who just managed to tip the ball over the crossbar before the Thais finally began to turn up the heat in the 22nd minute with a dangerous cross into the box by Anucha Kitpongsri that the Lions defence managed to scramble clear.

The visitors suffered a big blow in the 25th minute when skipper and centre back Panupong Wongsa had to be stretchered off with what looked like an ankle problem and was replaced by Nattaporn Phanrit, who also took over the captain’s armband.

Thailand’s most dangerous opportunity of the first half arrived just after the half-hour when Phichitpoing Choeichiu slipped a neat through ball to Anucha whose shot from a tight angle on the left beat Izwan but went wide of the the far post.

On 36 minutes, Duric and Amri played a neat one-two on the left of the Thai box before Duric attempted to lob the ball on target only to put it straight into the arms of Kawin.

Teerasil was kept quiet for much of the first half but just before the break, he found himself in space on the left edge of the Singapore box but his curling effort was easily saved by Izwan.

The Thais forced three quick corners at the start of the second half as they sought to get back into the game and a cross from the right by Piyaphon in the 49th minute picked out Teerasil who headed over.

The visitors were very much in the ascendancy and their endeavour was rewarded in the 59th minute after Teerasil made a great run down the right channel and eluded a challenge by Baihakki before cutting the ball back to an unmarked Adul who squeezed the ball in off the upright for his first international goal for Thailand.

However, parity would last just two minutes as the Lions quickly regained the lead after a fine finish by Amri.

A long ball to the left flank found Duric and he quickly relayed the ball to the middle where Amri made a great turn in the box to get past Nattaporn before firing a fierce low drive that beat Kawin at his near post.

Thailand went close to levelling the score again shortly afterwards in the 63rd minute when a rasping free-kick by Jakkapan Pornsai from 30 metres came back off the crossbar and was scrambled clear by Izwan as the Thais looked to pounce on the rebound.

The Thais continued to exert much of the pressure as the half progressed but it was Singapore who looked the more likely to get a third on the counter.

Shahril Ishak curled an effort wide from the left side of the box in the 69th minute and seven minutes later Duric got on the end of a cross by Shaiful Esah but could only send his header over the crossbar.

Kawin made a fine save to keep out Shaiful Esah’s blistering free-kick from 30 metres in the 80th minute.

At the other end, a free-kick by Arthit Sunthornphit in the 86th minute found an unattended Nattaporn whose diving header went just wide.

The Lions turned up the heat in search of a third goal in the closing minutes and Kawin had to be alert again to keep out another excellent free-kick by Shaiful in stoppage time.

But from the resulting corner, the ball hit Shahril Ishak in the back and fell to Baihakki who fired the ball into the roof of the net from point-blank range to give the Lions a healthy lead to take to Bangkok for the return match.

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Singapore coach Avramovic hails his AFF Suzuki Cup heroes





Bangkok – Singapore lifted the AFF Suzuki Cup for a record fourth time despite losing 1-0 to Thailand in the second leg of the final at the Supachalasai Stadium on Saturday.

Trailing 3-1 from the first leg in Singapore, the Thais dominated the match and they cut the deficit when Kirati Keawsombat headed in a Theerathon Bunmathan corner just before the interval.

But Singapore held on despite intense pressure from the home side in the closing minutes for a 3-2 aggregate victory, which matched the scoreline from 2007 when they also beat the Thais in the final.

Singapore coach Radojko Avramovic said that his team deserved to win over the two legs and could rightly claim to be the best team in Asean.

“Why not (call ourselves the best team in the region),” he said. “I think we deserved the title. We dominated the first game and scored enough goals to win the title.

“It was a long campaign and in the end the best two teams played the final. I do not think Thailand can be called losers. They tried their best tonight and we tried our best in Singapore. We beat them there and they beat us tonight.”

The Serbian confirmed speculation that Saturday’s match would be his last in charge of Singapore.

“Yes, it is going to end tonight,” said Avramovic, who took over as Singapore coach in 2003 and led the Lions to consecutive Asean titles in 2004 and 2007.

“I have many happy memories of my years in charge of Singapore. But in the end it is the players who have done us all proud and I was very proud that I was their coach.”

Thailand coach Winfried Schafer said that he could not have asked for any more from his team.

“I would like to congratulate Singapore and also congratulate my team,” he said. “Everybody gave 100 per cent and pushed themselves to the limit but it was not enough.

“With a little bit of luck we could have got the second goal but that is football. The team tried their hardest. At the end of the game Theerathon Bunmathan was in tears he was so disappointed.”

Having fielded the same starting line-up for the previous three games, Schafer was forced into a change with forward Kirati Keawsombat brought in to replace the injured Anucha Kitpongsri.

Meanwhile, Singapore’s first 11 was unchanged for a fourth straight game with three players who started in the second leg of the 2007 final at Supachalasai – Daniel Bennett, Fahrudin Mustafic and Shahril Ishak – lining up again alongside Khairul Amri, who had scored the winner in that final after coming on as a substitute.

The Lions nearly worked an opening after 10 minutes but an excellent tackle by Theerathon denied Shahdan Sulaiman a clear shot on goal from 15 metres.

However, it was a rare moment of worry for the Thai defence in the first half as they took the game to their opponents in an effort to overcome the two-goal deficit from the first leg.

They pressed Singapore back for long periods and almost went ahead after 15 minutes when goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud spilled a corner by Datsakorn Thonglao. The ball came to Jakkapan Pornsai who directed his header against the crossbar with Izwan out of position.

Jakkapan then appeared to be barged over in the box by Shaiful Esah but Uzbek referee Ravshan Irmatov waved off the penalty appeals.

The Thais piled on the pressure with Datsakorn curling a free-kick from 22 metres over the crossbar, Phichitpoing Choeichiu seeing his his shot from 25 metres deflected wide off a defender and Panupong Wingsa heading a cross by Theerathon straight at Izwan.

Just before the half-hour, Datsakorn played a through ball ball to Teerasil but the striker stumbled on the uneven surface as he tried to run clear of the Singapore defence.

It appeared that the Thais would have nothing to show for their first-half dominance but in stoppage time just before the interval, Theerathon swung in a corner from the left and Kirati rose above the Singapore defence to direct a powerful header past Izwan into the net.

Having broken the deadlock, Kirati then picked up the first yellow card of the match when he caught Safuwan Baharuddin with a stray arm right at the start of the second half.

Having absorbed heavy pressure in the opening half, Singapore came more into the game after the break and they nearly got a goal in the 58th minute after a loose ball by Adul Lahso was picked up on the edge of the Thai box by Khairul Amri whose quick pass released Shahril down the right channel.

The skipper cut the ball across the face of goal to Duric but Piyaphon Buntao nipped in to take the ball off his veteran forward’s toe as he shaped to shoot into the unguarded net.

Just before the hour, Theerathon worked a great opening on the left byline and sent in a dangerous cross that Safuwan managed to head away before it could reached a lurking Teerasil.

Jakkapan then lined up a free-kick from 35 metres but his effort flew wide of the left upright.

Safuwan had a steady game in defence but he nearly made a costly mistake in the 66th minute when he chased down a bouncing ball with Kirati but made a weak header that allowed the Thai striker to get to the ball in space on the right of the Singapore box only to fire wildly over the crossbar.

Pipob On-mo and Apipoo Suntornpanavej were brought in for Datsakorn and the injured Kirati and they nearly combined to great effect in the 78th minute when Apipoo’s low cross from the left nearly found Pipob as Izwan got his hands to the ball just ahead of the forward.

Chanathip Songkrasin was also brought on as the Thais attempted to get the crucial goal in the closing stages. And the Thai youngster nearly made the breakthrough in the 85th minute with a great run through the heart of the Singapore defence which took him past four defenders before he fired in a fierce drive that forced a good save out of Izwan.

The Thais piled on the pressure in the closing minutes but could not find a way past the massed Singapore defence who held on for the victory in what was Avramovic’s final match in charge of the Lions after nine years at the helm.

[Andi Istiabudi]

Selamat untuk timnas Singapura!
Semoga 2 tahun lagi gantian jadi giliran Indonesia yang mengangkat piala AFF

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Seperti final ya lalu, kali ini pun kemenangan kandang partay kedua tidak mampu membalik agregat, Thailand 1-0 Singapore
Sehingga Singapore berhasil menjadi juara AFF cup 2012 dengan agregat 3-2
Congrat Singapore

[Andi Istiabudi]

Dengan diraihnya gelar juara oleh Singapura berarti tinggal menunggu waktu saja thread ini ditutup, hehe..

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Tapi kita menglahkan Singapore loh....