Tiger Cup giants cruise past minnows<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE (AFP): Indonesia and Thailand both had comfortable
\nwins in their opening matches in the 1996 Tiger Cup scoring five
\ngoals apiece on a day when torrential rain took the edge off
\ncompetition.<\/p>\n
Thailand ran out to a 4-0 half-time lead in their game against
\nthe Philippines thanks to a pair of goals from Thithaya Santawong
\nin the 10th and 38th minute.<\/p>\n
Thailand's glamour strikers Kiatisuk Senamuang and Natipong
\nSritong-in bagged a goal each in the 15th and 41st minute
\nrespectively before Yutthana Polsak ended the Philippines' hopes
\nwith the only goal of the second-half in the 60th minute.<\/p>\n
Indonesia enjoyed similar territorial supremacy over Laos, in
\nonly their second international football tournament, with each of
\ntheir sides precocious talents getting a goal.<\/p>\n
Fachri Husaini started the goal rout in the fifth minute, with
\nman of the match Eri Irianto scoring 10 minutes later. The
\nLucerne-based striker Kurniawan added another two minutes later
\nand then it was the turn of defender Robbie Darwis in the 34th
\nminute.<\/p>\n
Like Thailand, Indonesia took the pressure off in the second-
\nhalf scoring only once through Peri Sandria in the 65th minute.<\/p>\n
Laos' resolute attacks on a cut-up pitch that did little to
\nhelp the players were eventually rewarded when captain Savatdy
\nSaysana curled a shot round keeper Listiyanto fifteen minutes
\nbefore full-time.<\/p>\n
In the Mekong battle that opened Monday night's Tiger Cup
\ngames Cambodia gave regional powerhouse Vietnam a scare before
\nthe Southeast Asian Games silver medalists pulled away to win 3-
\n1.<\/p>\n
Tran Cong Minh opened the scoring for Vietnam in the 21st
\nminute with teammate Le Huynh Duc adding a second nine minutes
\nlater.<\/p>\n
Cambodia bounced back midway through the second-half with a
\ngoal from Nuth Sony in the 67th minute before a hastily-tightened
\nVietnam defense launched a bold counterattack 13 minutes later
\nwhich set up Vo Hoang Duu's match-winner.<\/p>\n
Tuesday is the only rest day in the preliminary stage of the
\nTiger Cup, which climaxes with the semi-finals on September 13
\nand the finals two days later.<\/p>\n
Results<\/p>\n
Group A at the Jurong Stadium:
\n Cambodia 1 (Sony 67), Vietnam 3 (Tran 21, Duc 30, Duu 80)
\n Laos 1 (Saysana 75), Indonesia 5 (Fachri 5, Irianto 15, Kurniawan
\n17, Darwis 34, Sandria 65)<\/p>\n
Group B at the National Stadium:
\n Thailand 5 (Thithaya 10, 38, Kiatisuk 15, Natipong 41, Yutthana
\n60) Philippines 0<\/p>\n
Standings<\/p>\n
Group A:
\n Indonesia 1 1 0 0 3
\n Vietnam 1 1 0 0 3
\n Cambodia 1 0 0 1 0
\n Laos 1 0 0 1 0
\n Burma yet to play<\/p>\n
Group B:
\n Thailand 1 1 0 0 3
\n Malaysia 1 0 1 0 1
\n Singapore 1 0 1 0 1
\n Philippines 1 0 0 1 0
\n Brunei yet to play<\/p>",
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