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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
3 own goals in 'Nam win
By Mike T. Limpag Sun.Star Staff Reporter
BACOLOD City – In one of the most bizarre football games in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, in three own goals were scored in the first half as Vietnam moved to the top of Group B after an 8-2 win over Laos yesterday at the Paglaum Sports Complex.
Four minutes in, Vietnam’s Le Cong Ving struck first and Phan Van Nguyen made it 2-0 in the ninth before the match took a weird turn in the 15th minute.
Kila Sysavah deflected the ball into his own net to give Vietnam a 3-0 lead and another defensive miscue resulted into another own goal in the 18th for a 4-0 count.
Vietnam got into the act after Le Van Troung headed the ball past his own goalkeeper to make it 4-1 in the 20th.
“I have never seen anything like this in my whole life – three own goals in the first half!” said Vietnam coach Aflred Reidl in the post match press conference.
Ving scored again in the 39th and 49th minute for a 6-2 lead and added another in the second half to finish with four goals.
“He’s our best striker in the team,” Reidl said of Ving, who has earned a strong following from the ladies here, eliciting shrieks whenever he touches the ball.
Reidl said he didn’t expect to win by that many against Laos, considering Laos’ upset win over Myanmar in its first game, although he said the “we could still play better.”
Vietnam is on top of its group with two wins and only needs another win to bag a semifinal spot. It will next face Myanmar tomorrow and Indonesia on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Philippine national team, christened the Askals by the fans, will debut today against Thailand in the lone match at the Panaad Park and Stadium at 4:40 p.m.
Sources close to the team say that the 6-foot striker Ali Borromeo, who played in the 2004 Tiger Cup, will play defense to check the taller Thailand strikers.
Chelsea reserve players and brothers Philipp and James Younghusband are expected to carry the offensive duties of the team, which will also have former Carmen National School mainstay Michael Cajsas manning the goal.
(November 23, 2005 issue)
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