Foul!

Those were the words of national coach K.Rajagobal right after Malaysia lost 3-0 to Singapore in the AFF Cup last night. Rajagobal was clearly dumbfounded with the scoreline but defended his players despite their rather poor performance on the field. Singapore skipper Shahril Ishak scored a brace while 'veteran' Aleksander Duric scored the final goal of the night as the national lads were left in tatters. "To be honest, a draw would have been a fair result. Yes, Khairul (Fahmi Che Mat) made a mistake..everyone makes mistakes. The team came back in the second half but we didn't score," said Rajagobal. Earlier, Rajagobal praised Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, saying the Kelantan player played a "good game". "We started positively but our play was marred by sloppy defending." At the last edition, Malaysia were whacked 5-1 in the opening match against Indonesia but bounced back to win the tournament. When asked if the same could happen agai...

The national team left for Hanoi yesterday as they are scheduled to play Vietnam in a friendly match tomorrow before taking on Thailand in another friendly game in Chiang Mai on Nov 7. Malaysia coach K.Rajagobal admitted he already has his list of 22 players in mind but would still want the players to display their best during the two friendly matches before registering them for the AFF Suzuki Cup later this month. According to Indonesia FA's (PSSI) website, Sudan is expected to play Malaysia on Nov 17 . The team from Sudan will play Indonesia earlier (on Nov 14). Speaking about Indonesia, former Selangor hitman Bambang Pamungkas joined his team mates for their training session as he is expected to see some action in the tournament. He was quoted by Jakarta Globe as saying; "I came from my home to join the Indonesian national team training camp. As a professional, I hope that the Indonesian football dualism ends here. "No more two 'national teams...