Cambodia on Tuesday made a tie of 0-0 with Indonesia during the fourth match of the ASEAN ( Association of Southeast Asia Nations) Football Federation (AFF) U17 Championship Tournament 2007.
"We changed our strategies and techniques while we played with Indonesia, because we had experiences after matching with Thailand yesterday," said Cambodian coach Prak Sovanara. Thailand beat Cambodia 3-2 on Sunday.
"My team were exhausted and had weak power, because yesterday we played with Thailand and today we played with Indonesia," he said.
Indonesian coach Urias said that the Cambodian team protected itself well for this match and therefore his team could not find opportunity for a goal.
"My boys also lost spirit a bit because here is Cambodia and it has many Cambodian fans," he said. Indonesia beat Brunei 3-0 on Monday.
On Monday, Vietnam won Singapore 2-0.
Except the Philippines, all ASEAN countries sent teams to the tournament.
The first ASEAN U-17 football championship was held in Thailand in 2005, with Burma being the winner, and the second in Vietnam in 2006, with Vietnam the winner.
Source: Xinhua
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