Cambodia makes flying start in their home SEA Games with a 4-0 drubbing of Timor Leste on opening day of football competition


Lim Pisoth scores for host Cambodia in the 4-0 win over Timor-Leste in SEA Games soccer campaign at the National Olympic Stadium on April 29. It was the first showdown of the Games. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, April 30 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Cambodian U22 footballers kicked off their SEA Games medal campaign with an impressive 4-0 dismantling of Timor-Leste in their opening match.

Japanese head coach Ryu Hirose announced his elation following the win, saying he has high hopes for a medal-winning performance by the Young Kouprey.

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