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I don't know how long Geylang United have worn green. Certainly for me I have always identified
them as the team in green. Green befits them. So why change the colour to maroon for the new
season? Apparently the club consulted with management and the Singapore FA before going ahead with
the change.
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- Guardian Compilation of QPR-Wigan Photos
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Indonesia Super League
Persiba v Persisam 3-2 (Kenji Adichihara, Aldo Baretto, Shohei Matsunanga; Jerry Karpeh 2)
4,032Gresik United v Mitra Kukar 1-2 (Warwan Mustafa; Erminano, Hamka Hamzah) 22,800
Busy day for the clubs from East Kalimantan. In the derby hosts Persiba needed a late goal from
Matsunanga while on the road Mitra Kukar climbed to third place after their win in East Java; a
fine riposte from Simon McMenemy's men after management claimed to be 'evaluating' the coach's
position following their 3-1 defeat away to PSPS.
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First of all I should start this piece by wishing everybody a happy new year! I've been enjoying
myself over the Christmas holiday and have neglected the blog over the last few days so I need to
rectify this, starting off with a piece regarding the new Emperor's Cup winners in Japan.
FC Tokyo have done an unlikely league and cup double in Japan following their 4-2 triumph over
Kyoto Sanga in last Sunday's Emperor's Cup final.
First of all I should start this piece by wishing everybody a happy new year! I've been enjoying
myself over the Christmas holiday and have neglected the blog over the last few days so I need to
rectify this, starting off with a piece regarding the new Emperor's Cup winners in Japan.
FC Tokyo have done an unlikely league and cup double in Japan following their 4-2 triumph over
Kyoto Sanga in last Sunday's Emperor's Cup final.
Bahrain have won the Gold Medal at the 2011 Pan Arab Games football tournament in Qatar.
Bahrain had qualified for the final by virtue of topping their group in the first stage, gaining
back-to-back wins over host nation Qatar and Iraq, before eliminating Palestine in the semi-final
ahead of yesterday's final match.
Division One action yesterday, once I finally found the bloody stadium. The game had been moved to
Ramkamheng because of the flooding that had effected Air Force's usual stadium but was the stadium
easy to find? Was it bollocks. Every bugger I asked either knew nothing about it or pointed me
unhelpfully to Rajamangala which is nearby.
It may not have been the most difficult challenge that FC Barcelona would have to face in their
quest to become FIFA Club World Cup winners. That, however, did not dampen the celebrations as the
Spanish and European champions strolled their way past a poor Santos FC team courtesy of a 4-0
victory.
Kashiwa Reysol's FIFA Club World Cup dream ended today at the hands of South American champions
Santos FC. Neymar was amongst the goals for the Brazilians as they claimed a 3-1 win against the
J-League champions whilst earlier in the day North and Central American champions Monterrey CF won
the 5th/6th place play-off, getting the better of African champions Espérance Tunis by the odd
goal in five.
The South Asian Football Championship has been taking place in India since the beginning of
December. The biannual event retained its recent trend of seeing the Indian national team win the
championship this time defeating Afghanistan in yesterday's final by four goals to nil.
In the early stages of the tournament Afghanistan had the early advantage over India with both
teams meeting each other in Group A, along with Sri Lanka and Bhutan, and the Afghans finishing top
of the group on goal difference.
Kashiwa Reysol and Al Sadd have booked their semi-final places in the FIFA Club World Cup
following hard fought victories over Monterrey CF and Esperance Tunis respectively.
Kashiwa, representing the host nation Japan as the 2011 J-League champions, needed a penalty
shoot-out to get past North and Central American champions Monterrey after the two teams had played
out a 1-1 draw.
The FIFA Club World Cup officially got under way today with two goals just before half-time
giving Kashiwa Reysol a 2-0 win over Auckland City in the qualifying play-off to send the Japanese
club through to the quarter-finals.
Kashiwa, who clinched the 2011 J-League title last weekend, had Junya Tanaka and Masato Kudo to
thank as the pair struck in the 37th and 40th minutes respectively to send the host nation's
representatives into the next round.
My latest piece in the Jakarta Globe looks at the IPL v ISL fiasco while pictures from Persija v
Persidafon can be found on Asian Football Pictures.
Hyundai A-League champions Brisbane Roar finally lost their unbeaten record this season when
going down to a 2-0 reverse at the hands of Sydney FC today.
Two goals in the opening twenty minutes of the match put paid to Brisbane's chances of victory
today but the Roar still top the standings with a three point margin separating them from nearest
challengers Central Coast Mariners.
Kashiwa Reysol secured the J-League title and a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as the host
nation's representatives following a climatic finish to the season in Japan this weekend. The title
triumph was all the more remarkable given that the team had only won promotion from the Japanese
second division last season.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are South Korean champions for the second time in three years following
their play-off triumph over Ulsan Hyundai.
Jeonbuk were huge favourites going into this year's final having finished top of the regular
season standings whilst their opponents Ulsan had knocked out FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and
Pohang Steelers en route to this year's showpiece.
Indonesia Super League
Pelita Jaya v Sriwijaya 1-3 (Victor Igbenefo; Keith Kayamba 2, Siswanto) 5,651 Asian Football
PicturesPersib v Persiram 3-2 (Airlangga, M Ilham, Miljan Radovic; Okatvianus Maniani, JP Boumsong)
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AFC Champions League title holders Al-Sadd were the surprise winners of Asia's premier club
competition and will feature in their first FIFA Club World Cup. Al Sadd, who hail from the Qatari
capital city of Doha, have a quarter-final meeting with African champions Espérance and, should
they emerge victorious, will look forward to a semi-final encounter against FC Barcelona.
Indonesia Premier League
PSMS v Persebaya 1-2Persiraja v Persija (!) 3-3
Other games were scheduled but never happened. Arema flew all the way to Papua to play
Persipura...but last year's champions had already withdrawn from the league and were playing n the
Inter Island Cup. Who the hell allowed them to fly when they had no opponent?
Indonesia Premier League
Persiba Bantul v Bontang 1-0 (Wahyu Wijiyanto)
The second game of a season that began six weeks ago saw Persiba, newly promoted, go to the top of
the IPL
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Tanjong Pagar v Hougang United 1-3 (Hafiz Nor; Diego Oliveria 3) 449 Asian Football Pictures
Thai Premier League
Sri Racha v Osotspa 1-1 (Cristiano Lopes; Pipat Thonkanya) 850Police v Army 0-0 2,158Si Sa Ket v
Thai Port 0-1 (Mongkol) 5,614BEC Tero v Muang Thong United 2-2 (Christian Kouakou Yao, Dagna;
Koomson, Jakkrit?
To coin a well-known footballing phrase, it's squeaky bum time in two of Asia's biggest
leagues.
In Japan the title will go down to a last day showdown with any one from Kashiwa Reysol, Nagoya
Grampus Eight and Gamba Osaka all capable of winning the championship. Kashiwa currently hold the
advantage of topping the table with 69 points from 33 games whilst Nagoya and Osaka trail the
leaders by just one and two points respectively with one round of matches to be played next
weekend.
FC Barcelona, FIFA Club World Cup champions in 2009, will face either African champions
Esperance Tunis or Asian champions Al-Sadd in the semi-finals of the 2011 edition.
The tournament, which returns to Japan this time following a two year stint in the United Arab
Emirates, will open up on December 8th with the Japanese national champions, as yet undecided,
facing off against Oceania champions Auckland City with both clubs hoping for a quarter-final
meeting with North and Central American winners Monterrey CF three days later.
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Finally added images from last night's SEA Games fixtures. Philippines get thumped by Myanmar while
Lamnao stars for Laos against Timor Leste.
Check out Asian Football Pictures
No time for a match report but some pictures from an exciting game can be found on Asian Football
Pictures.
Basically Philippines took the lead, Laos went 2-1 up then the Philippines scored two very late
goals to secure the win
Bet it will be easier for a young English born Indian/Pakistani footballer to get into the India or
Pakistani national team than it has been for a similar kid to make progress in cricket in the
UK.
Interesting times in Asia for football.
Asian Football Business Review reports:
South Asian giants plan football promotion series for their expatriates in England
An innovative joint marketing effort by the All India Football Federation and the Pakistan Football
Federation, will promote football to over 2 million of their countries' compatriates and their
decendents living in England through three international friendlies.
The SEA Games is only an Under 23 competition. In Europe it may get a few column inches but in this
part of the world it is seen as far more important than the World Cup. The reason? Countries stand
mare chance of achieving something among their local rivals. Malaysia winning the last one was the
springboard to success in the SEA Games big brother, the ASEAN Cup.
The 2011 AFC Asian Champions League has reached the quarter-final stages with the first legs
taking place today. As has been the case in recent years South Korean clubs feature prominently in
the last eight of the competition with FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
involved this time.
The quarter-final, first leg ties in the AFC Cup, Asian football's second-tier competition, were
played today.
The first match of the day saw Iraqi side Arbil Sports Club take a crucial 2-1 lead from
Indonesian outfit Persipura Jayapura who had home advantage today but didn't make the most of
it.
The quarter-final, first leg ties in the AFC Cup, Asian football's second-tier competition, were
played today.
The first match of the day saw Iraqi side Arbil Sports Club take a crucial 2-1 lead from
Indonesian outfit Persipura Jayapura who had home advantage today but didn't make the most of
it.
