Timor Leste train at beach because there is no pitch


KUALA LUMPUR: Timor Leste did not have a football pitch and had to train at the beach.

And as a result, the Crocodiles lost their bite and were hammered 0-11 by Thailand in the first Group A fixture in the AFF Cup at the Hang Day Stadium in Vietnam on Sunday.

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