PHNOM PENH -- Two second half goals gave
Indonesia a 2-0 win over Cambodia in their World Cup group nine
qualifier on Sunday.
Indonesia head the group with nine points, while Cambodia
remain bottom with one point and have scored only once since the
qualifying matches began on April 1 -- against Maldives in a 1-1
draw two weeks ago.
Eko Purdjianto scored Indonesia's first goal in the 78th
minute and Bambang Pamungkas added the second in the 87th.
Indonesian coach Benny Dolo said Cambodia played better on
Sunday than they had the week before when Indonesia beat them
6-0 in Jakarta.
"This game was very difficult for our team," he told
reporters after the match. "The Cambodian team is becoming
better. They have a future."
Cambodia's coach, Joachim Fickert, added: "Their behaviour
was much better than in Indonesia. This team has a bright
future. They have to learn to be more dangerous."
Goalkeeper Suon Dara was the outstanding player on the field
for Cambodia, Fickert said.
"Today he was our outstanding player, without trying to
minimise some of our other players today."
Cambodia host second-placed China next Sunday, May 6, while
Indonesia travel to Maldives.
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