MEDIA RELEASE
AUSTRALIA JOIN ARGENTINA IN LAST FOUR OF KL WORLD 5s
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| England's Richard Follett (No.4 in white) – Australia's Danny Ngaluafe Henry (No.9 in dark blue) |
But today, it was all about Australia as after rubbing off the challenge of hosts Malaysia first thing in the morning, the Aussies seem to be still fired up when they scored all their goals against England in the first half of the game tonight.
The scorers for Australia were Greg Giovenali (1st and 10th); Fernando Moraes (4th min); Flaningan Trent (6th); Haydon Luke(6th) and Macor Daniel(17th).
England’s lone goal in the game came off Alex Skyes in the eleventh minute as Australia romped to a perfect three out of three record and a place in the last four.
With Brazil already confirming their place in the semi-finals of the KL World 5s from Group B following today’s methodological 4-0 win over Thailand, the fight to decide as to which team will join them in the next round will be decided tomorrow.
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| Australia's Danny Ngaluafe Henry (No.9 in dark blue) – England's Shane Gill (No.11 in white) |
The Iranians have shown that they have certainly adjusted to the prevailing conditions in Kuala Lumpur following their late arrival and this was evident following their ability to overcome Holland 3-1 in what was a pivotal match in Group B this afternoon.
But as Iran head coach Hossein Shams said afterwards, the game against Holland was all about winning the three points – while at the same time maintaining a steady focus for the two matches tomorrow.
“We have to conserve our energy for tomorrow where we will have to play two matches. There’s no point in being ambitious today and getting into trouble tomorrow.”
FIXTURES and RESULTS (31 Jan, 2008)
| 10am: Australia vs Malaysia | (7-0) |
| 1pm: Holland vs Iran | (1-3) |
| 3pm: Indonesia vs Argentina | (0-6) |
| 6pm: Brazil vs Thailand | (4-0) |
| 9pm: England vs Australia | (1-6) |
CURRENT STANDINGS
| Group A | |||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
| ARGENTINA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| AUSTRALIA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| MALAYSIA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| INDONESIA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| ENGLAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Group B | |||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
| BRAZIL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| IRAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| HOLLAND | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| THAILAND | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| CHINA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
About the KL World 5's
The KL World 5's takes place between 29th January and 3rd February 2008 at Stadium Negara, Malaysia's first indoor stadium and a national heritage building. The event will be telecasted to over 310 million viewers across Asia on STAR Sports with over 100 hours of coverage, comprising 30 telecast hours, including 20 hours of live programming - translating into extensive media exposure for Malaysia.
The KL World 5's will have a total purse of US$150,000, and feature 10 teams in this prestigious tournament. The event is expected to draw futsal fans from Malaysia and the region with the pedigree of the international teams such as Brazil, Argentina, Holland and England will join the likes of Asian champion Iran, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and hosts Malaysia in action.
ESPN STAR Sports and the Ministry of Youth and Sports have a rich tradition of partnerships stemming from a multi-year strategic alliance signed in October 2005 to raise participation and interest in sport in Malaysia.
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