Journal SEA GAMES: News

Dec 28, 2013

Myanmar SEA Games Closes With a Splash of Colours

MYANMAR UPDATED. The Myanmar SEA Games themed "Green, Clean and Friendly" came to colourul close at Wunna Theikdi Main Stadium here tonight. The arrival of Myanmar President, U Thein Sein, wife Daw Khin Khin Win and guets at the stadium were met with a fireworks display.

A large group of children who formed the 27th SEA Games logo got the closing ceremony underway.

The audience were entertained with cultural performances such as the elephant dance and the Myanmar traditional sport 'Chinlone.'

Also read : SEA Games Medals Report, 22 December 2013

The ceremony continued with the procession of athletes representing the 33 sports contested at the games held over 19 days.

Lawrence Wong: Preparations for 2015 SEA Games Underway

SINGAPORE UPDATED — The organisers of the 28th Southeast Asian Games to be held in Singapore in 2015 have entered a detailed phase of preparations, said Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong.

He also said that some 15,000 volunteers will be roped in for the event.

In just 18 months’ time, Singapore will play host to the region’s biggest sporting spectacle, and organisers will begin to announce details of the event from mid-February next year.

Heroic Faizal Wins Malaysian's Last Gold Medal

MALAYSIA UPDATED. It was the last match of the day in muay. It was against Myanmar’s local hero. And there were thousands of volatile and intimidating home fans.

But Malaysia’s Mohd Faizal Ramli rose above it all when he fought bravely to silence the home crowd with a sensational 3-0 win over Aung Myint Win in the 75kg bout at the Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex on Saturday.

MYANMAR UPDATED. Shortage of tickets for the closing ceremony of South-East Asian Games to be held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on December 22 has led a twelve-fold increase in ticket prices on the black market, sports fans told Eleven Media.

For local people, the official price of a normal ticket is Ks 3,000 (US$3) and a special ticket Ks 5,000 (US$5). However, each ticket is now priced between Ks 50,000 (US$50) and Ks 60,000 (US$60) on the black market.

THAILAND UPDATED. Thailand clinched the men’s football gold medal of the 2013 Myanmar SEA Games with a collected 1-0 win over Indonesia in front of a vociferous crowd of 3,150 at Zeyarthiri Stadium last night. A touch of Thai magic from playmaker Pokklaw Anan put through Sarawat Masuk, who produced a deft flick over Indonesian goalkeeper Kurnia Meiga to score the winning goal in the 21st minute of the match. With the win, Thailand extend their record to 14 gold medals in the competition.

Before kickoff, after they had belted out with gusto their respective national anthems, both sets of fans were creating a din with their horns and cheer. This brought a real cup final atmosphere for arguably the showpiece event of the Games, even though it was played in a vastly empty stadium.

The Indonesian fans might have been the louder of two with the aid of their drums, but they must have also quietly known that the last time Indonesia had beaten Thailand in a SEA Games final was way back in the 1991 Manila games. That was also the last time that record gold medal winners Thailand had been defeated in the final of the men’s competition. Following that, the Thais went on an unprecedented run of eight straight gold medals, before a resurgent Malaysia put a stop to that run by winning the last two editions.

Now the Changsuk, or Thai War Elephants, were hungry to reclaim their crown. Favorites coming into the game, especially after their earlier 4-1 victory against the same opponents in the group stage in Yangon, they were in control of the game from the early stages and it came as no surprise when they took the lead after 20 minutes.

Right winger Sarawut made a lightning burst down the wing and played a brilliant one-two with Pokklaw, which played him through behind the Indonesian backline with an excellent pass. After receiving the ball, the Muangthong United player flicked the ball over onrushing Indonesian keeper, with it dropping just under the crossbar, to give the Thais a deserved lead.

Despite their silky passing which allowed them to win most of the possession in the first half, the Thais did not always have it their own way. Indonesia was finding joy down the flanks through their speedy wingers and forcing the Thais into conceding needless free kicks in the Thai defensive third. But Garuda Muda, or the Young Garudas, could not make the most of the dead ball opportunities handed to them and went into the break a goal behind.

Thailand emerged out of the halftime interval happy to sit back and let Garuda Muda come at them, and the Garuda Muda did give them a couple of scares, most notably when Rizki Ramdani’s shot on the turn from the edge of the box was deflected just narrowly wide of the far post in the 75th minute.

But as the fourth official signaled four minutes of added time, Thai fans sensed victory was just around the corner. In truth, despite the second half onslaught from the Indonesians, Thailand’s one-goal advantage was never seriously troubled. In the end, the Indonesian siege could find no gaps in the Thai fortress of blue defenders and with an acrobatic bicycle-kick clearance from one of the Thai defenders, the referee blew the final whistle to signal the return of Thailand to the top of SEA Games football.

“We worked hard and selected the right players for our team,” explained Thai coach Kiatisuk Senamuang, when asked what was the secret to the team’s triumph. “We have been training together for one year since January.”

Indonesian coach Rahmad Darmawan felt that his team was just short of luck to snatch the gold from the Thais on the day.

“Today we did not play badly and in the second half we dominated possession and had chances,” said the Indonesian coach. “We were unlucky and just could not finish.”

As for his counterpart, the legendary Thai striker, nick-named “Zico” for his goal-scoring prowess, can now add to the four SEA Games gold medals he already won between 1993 and 1999 as part of the Changsuk.

“This is very exciting for me because the four before were as a player and now this is my first as a head coach,” added the 40-year old.

“I feel very proud of our boys and for our country.”
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Thailand Crowned Overall Champions at SEA Games 2013

THAILAND UPDATED. Kingdom complain about biased judging in taekwondo and muay on penultimate day.
Thailand have won the overall title but failed to reach their goal of taking home 110 gold medals at the 27th SEA Games.

On the penultimate day of the biennial event, Thailand had 107 gold medals to hosts Myanmar's 84.

MALAYSIA UPDATED. Eight Kuala Lumpur FA members, including five players have been suspended for life from playing football after being found guilty in a match-fixing scandal

The Kuala Lumpur FA has been hit with huge news as the disciplinary Committee of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has decided to punish three officials and five players of Kuala Lumpur after they have been found guilty of match-fixing.

MALAYSIA UPDATED. Malaysia's tally at the SEA Games rose to 43 after Mohd Faizal Ramli beat Myanmar's Aung Myint Win in the Muay 75kg category with a close 2-1 win. Mohd Faizal defeated Myanmar's Aung Myint Win this evening.

Mohd Faizal, who beat Indonesian Angga in the semi-finals on Thursday, left no room for doubt among the judges and silenced the stadium when he knocked down Myint Win twice in the final round of the fight.

Mohd Lokman Akimi Mat Roji had earlier clinched gold in the men's 51kg class with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Vietnam's Ngo Trieu Nhat Nguyen in the decider.

VIETNAM UPDATED. Friday was an unfruitful, if not unhappy, day for Vietnam at the 27th SEA Games Myanmar 2013 as they sustained three defeats against Thailand in futsal and football, while adding only two gold medals into the collection.

Vietnam faced Thailand in three finals of the day in men’s and women’s futsal and women’s football, but failed to win any of the three.

Skor 0-1, Indonesia Gagal Sumbangkan Emas

INDONESIA UPDATED. Harapan menambah medali emas Sea Games 2013 dari cabang sepak bola dipastikan gagal, setelah tim nasional Indonesia tumbang dari Thailand 0-1, dalam pertandingan final yang digelar di Zeyar Thiri Sports Stadium, Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sabtu.

Dengan hasil ini Tim Garuda Muda harus puas dengan medali perak seperti yang didapat pada SEA Games 2011 di Jakarta dan memperpanjang catatan buruk tidak pernah meraih emas sejak SEA Games 1991 di Manila.

Soccer-Life Bans Handed Out in Malaysia Match-Fixing Case

Five players and three team officials from a Malaysian lower league soccer club have been handed life bans after being found guilty of match-fixing, local media reported.

The eight who represented Kuala Lumpur were also fined 20,000 Malaysian Ringgit ($6,100) by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) who will hold a disciplinary hearing on Friday for seven more players from the club, the Malaysia Star reported.

The paper said coach Stanislav Lieskovsky, assistant manager Rosli Omar and kitman Shaari Jani were the officials disciplined with the Slovak manager having already returned home to Europe in July.

The five Malaysian players named were 29-year-old defender Jeremy Danker, 28-year-old right back Hafizi Roslee, 26-year-old centreback Fadhulah Yunsiar, 31-year-old midfielder Khairul Anuar and 22-year-old goalkeeper Phoo Kai Lun.

The paper did not say which games had been fixed. The three-times Malaysia Cup winners have suffered back-to-back relegations from the top-flight and will compete in the third tier next year.

Hafizi had been charged by the FAM disciplinary committee in September and suspended for six months after 'failing to play to a level that is considered satisfactory' in a 5-0 league loss to Sime Darby in May.

He was the first player to be charged under the unsporting behaviour law by the FAM after he was adjudged to have acted unprofessionally by 'giving' the ball to an opponent.

Banners with the words 'Bookie detected' were seen at the match which was investigated by local police..

Malaysia, like much of Southeast Asia, has fought a long battle with match-fixing in sport with poorly paid players and officials routinely punished for wrongdoing.

The FAM said last month they were considering employing Sportradar, the Swiss-based supplier of sports and betting-related data, to help detect rigging in top-flight matches.

Sportsradar were employed by the Asian Football Confederation to monitor their matches last month after proving instrumental in unearthing a match-fixing syndicate in Australia, which led to four players and one official being banned by world governing body FIFA.

Kuala Lumpur FA (KLFA) president Astaman Abdul Aziz said he hoped all stakeholders in Malaysian football would continue to strive to clean up the local game.

"We will provide any form of assistance to the relevant authorities to fight corruption. We want the game to be clear of this disease," said Astaman.

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Thailand Siapkan Gol Cepat & Penalti Untuk Gulung Indonesia

INDONESIA UPDATED. Thailand optimis bisa mengalahkan Indonesia di laga final SEA Games 2013, Sabtu (21/12) malam waktu Myanmar. Pelatih Thailand, Kiatisuk Senamuang, bahkan mengaku kalau skuad asuhannya sudah berlatih adu penalti demi final di Zeyar Thiri Stadium.

"Kami akan terus menekan pertahanan mereka dan mengandalkan kecepatan untuk membongkar pertahanan. Fisik mereka pasti tidak lebih baik dibanding kami karena Indonesia harus bermain lewat adu penalti untuk menundukkan Malaysia," sahut Kiatisuk.

THAILAND UPDATED. Thailand Under-23 coach Kiatisuk Senamuang is confident that his team will end their SEA Games title drought when they take on Indonesia in the final at the Zeyar Thiri Stadium on Saturday night.

Thailand were eliminated in the group stages in the last two tournaments in 2009 and 2011 but they will be the overwhelming favourites to regain the men’s football title after defeating Singapore 1-0 in the semi-finals on Thursday.

THAILAND UPDATED. Kiatisak's men to meet Indonesia in decider. Thailand will be heavy favourites to regain the men's football title after defeating Singapore 1-0 in the semi-finals at the SEA Games on Thursday night.

Praweenwat Boonyong's 23rd minute penalty kick sent Thailand to their first final since 2007.

THAILAND UPDATED. Kiatisuk anticipates tough match in final despite victory in group stage.

Thailand will be bidding to end a barren run in men's football when they meet Indonesia in the final on Saturday.

Thailand completely dominated the SEA Games' men's football when they won the title eight times in a row from 1993-2007. But they were embarrassingly eliminated in the first round in the last two tournaments.

Also watch video recording Indonesia vs Malaysia and Thailand vs Singapore.

INDONESIA UPDATED. Pasca mengkandaskan Malaysia di semifinal Sea Games 2013 Myanmar, Timnas Indonesia U23 akan kembali berhadapan dengan Thailand di partai final. Kedua tim sempat bertemu di babak penyisihan, dimana ketika itu Garuda Muda kalah 1-4 dari Gajah Putih.

Jika Indonesia lolos ke final setelah membungkam Malaysia, sementara itu Thailand lolos ke final setelah dipertandingan semifinal mengalahkan Timnas Singapura dengan skor tipis 1-0.

INDONESIA UPDATED. Medali emas sudah ada di depan mata. Pantang bagi tim nasional sepak bola Indonesia tidak membawa pulang juara ke Tanah Air. Garuda Muda pun bertekad terbang tinggi pada partai final SEA Games 2013 melawan Thailand di Stadion Zeyar Thiri, Sabtu (21/12) malam.

Timnas U-23 melenggang ke final dengan mendepak Malaysia melalui babak adu penalti. Namun, Andik Vermansah dan kawan-kawan tak punya waktu lama untuk bersenang-senang. Mereka harus segera melanjutkan perjuangan untuk mengakhiri 22 tahun puasa emas Indonesia dalam cabang sepak bola SEA Games.

Simak video cuplikan pertandingan Indonesia vs Malaysia dan Thailand vs Singapore:

MALAYSIA UPDATED. Thailand have shown progress in the track and field competition by winning 17 golds and breaking five SEA Games records to become overall champions for a record eight consecutive time.

While 39 Malaysians, comprising 26 men and 13 women athletes, struggled to win four golds – one short of their target.

A total of 45 gold medals were at stake in athletics and Malaysia had a haul of 4-6-3 here, which is their worst ever performance in the history of the Games since 1959.

THAILAND UPDATED. Thailand under-23 football team beat Singapore 1-0 at Zayar Thiri Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday to reach the final of men football match at 27th SEA Games.

Thailand were given a penalty kick after 23 minutes which Boon Yong did not make any mistake to take for the only winning goal.

Singapore sought an equalizer, playing roughly and putting Thailand in defensive position.

Switch From Basketball to Track Pays Off for Former Terrence Romeo Teammate Bagsit

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Unknown to many, two-time Southeast Asian Games double gold winner Archand Christian Bagsit was part of an elite batch — not in athletics, but in basketball.

Before switching to track, Bagsit actually played for Letran's juniors team in the NCAA, where he was a teammate of GlobalPort star Terrence Romeo and Gilas cadet member Kevin Alas, in the Squires' 2007 team.

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Dec 28, 2013

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

27th SEA Games Closing Ceremony

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Official Progress

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Indonesia

Philippines

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Cambodia

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