Monday, December 7, 2009

More from the night

The Cambodia team try to organize themselves for a pre-match photo
Rounding up last night's activities at the National Stadium, where Cambodia beat East Timor 4-1 and Vietnam defeated an unhappy Malaysia 3-1. I didn't manage to catch any of the Malaysian antics on camera as they chased and surrounded the referee at the final whistle but I did see one of the Malaysian players throw a full water bottle at the 4th official when he wasn't looking. Very cowardly. All of the goals were scored in the first half and all of them by Vietnam players. Their slick passing and movement undid Malaysia with goals from Phan Thanh Binh, Mai Tien Thanh and Trong Hoang, whilst Vo Hoang Quang headed a beauty of an own goal. I'm not sure why the Malaysian players objected to the referee but he did book 5 of their players and sent off Razak Zaquan in the last minute. At the time of typing this I'm not sure if Malaysia will receive any punishment for spitting their dummy out but it was all pretty disgraceful nonetheless.
The Cambodian flag in person and on the scoreboard
Pre-match pictures: Scott O'Donell and team manager Vann Ly
Pre-match warm up routines for the Cambodian players
This is a bit like two-step training
Flexing their leg muscles before kick off
Vietnam's captain and playmaker Pham Thanh Luong
Mai Tien Thanh scored a hat-trick against Timor and 1 more v Malaysia
The Malaysian coach, K Rajagopal outside the Games Village
Vietnam's first goal against Malaysia was a twice-taken penalty by Phan Thanh Binh

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