BORROMEO BREAKS TIMOR’S HEART

PHNOM PENH (17 Oct 2008) – A solitary strike from Alexander Borromeo in the second half of an evenly contested match gave the Philippines a well-deserved 1-0 win over Timor Leste in the opening match of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 qualifiers here at the National Olympic Stadium. The score was a far cry from the 7-0 beating Timor Leste suffered in the last qualifiers in 2006 which was played in Bacolod City – a thought not lost on Philippines head coach Juan Cutillas.“Sure, the Philippines beat them 7-0 in the last match but that was played at a neutral venue and also Timor did not have some of the quality players they have now,” said Cutillas.“Timor played very well but we deserved to win because we created a lot of chances.”Playing under sweltering conditions, both teams were a little slow off the block where Philippines only created the first chance in the 12th minute off a header from Ian Araneta but which went wide.Two minutes later, Timor fought back through Manuel Pereira but even though he managed to beat the off-side trap, he just could not get the last touch as both teams contend with the deadlock at the break.The failure of either Philippines or Timor to put some muscle at the centre of the park meant that the midfield struggle continued in the second half.Philippines then carved their first goal after the break in the 68th minute when Borromeo slammed home the lead following a botched freekick.Timor had a great chance of stealing the one point but their goal was disallowed after the second linesmen spotted a technical fault with the ball not being in play.“I enjoyed the way we played,” said Pedro Almeida, the head coach of Timor Leste.“And the disallowed goal was the mistake of our goalkeeper, so there’s no contention on that. We will just pick up from what we have shown here and improve to our next game.”(aseanfootball)

Asian Beach Games 2008 - Indonesia Gasak Timor Leste 9-1

Sanur - Kemenangan besar diraih tim sepakbola pantai Indonesia. Menjalani laga pertama menghadapi Timor Leste, I Nyoman Jumada cs meraih kemenangan meyakinkan 9-1.

Menjalani laga di Pantai Sanur, Sabtu (18/10/2008), tim Indonesia mengawali langkahnya dengan hasil memuaskan. Tampil meyakinkan di tiga babak, skuad besutan pelatih Mahayasa memetik kemenangan 9-1.

Adalah I Kadek Yuli Pari Mawan yang menjadi bintang kemenangan tim tuan rumah dengan tiga gol yang dilesakkannya. Putra Bali kelahiran 24 Juli 1986 itu menjebol gawang lawan di menit 1, 5 dan enam babak ketiga.Juga tak kalah gemilang adalah I Nyoman Jumada dan Dewa Dwipa Yuda dan masing-masing menambah dua gol buat pasukan merah putih. Sementara dua gol Indonesia lainnya masing-masing datang dari AA Artadinata dan I Wayan Metra Jaya. Satu-satunya gol Timor Leste yang bersarang di gawang Indonesia datang di menit keempat babak ketiga melalui Chiquito Do Carmo. Di pertandingan selanjutnya Indonesia akan menghadapi tim Qatar. Pertandingan tersebut juga akan dilangsungkan di Sanur pada Minggu (20/10/2008). Indonesia sendiri tergabung di Grup A bersama Timor Leste, Uzbekistan dan Qatar.Pada pertandingan lainnya di Grup B, Uni Emirat Arab juga membuka lebar jalannya ke babak kedua. Menghadapi Myanmar, UEA memetik kemenangan 2-0.(Detik)

Climate Change, Global Credit Crisis Deepen Poverty and Hunger in East Timor

By Phil Mercer

Sydney

16 October 2008

Aid agencies warn that East Timor faces a food crisis and more than half of its youngest children are going hungry as global food prices soar. A new survey reveals that more than 70 percent of households across East Timor are unable to find enough to eat each day for almost half the year. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.

A group of international aid organizations says that East Timor's "hungry season", which usually lasts for a couple of months, now extends for almost half of the year.The number of children under age five suffering from chronic malnutrition has hit as high as 59 percent in many areas. In some districts the food crisis has touched 90 percent of households.Aid workers say the global financial meltdown has contributed to the problem, as jobs are lost and donors cut back aid, while food prices have spiraled upward. Charities estimate that an extra 100 million people have been pushed closer to hunger in other parts of Asia, the Pacific and Africa, as well. Andrew Hewett, the executive director of Oxfam Australia, says changing weather patterns have cut into East Timor's harvests."We are finding that climate change is causing problems for people's livelihoods and people's food security in that country," Hewett said. "It was already a pretty desperate situation in East Timor. People were used to the idea that for at least a couple of months a year that they just did not have enough food. The problem is that that period has got greater."Despite turmoil in international financial markets, charities urge wealthier countries to support emergency food programs.Aid workers have reported similar problems in Cambodia and the Solomon Islands, where children are increasingly surviving on just one meal a day.It has been a hard road for East Timor since independence from Indonesia in 2002. It suffers ethnic and regional divisions, and youth unemployment is above 60 percent.In addition, a rebellion by disaffected soldiers in 2006 triggered violence that killed more than 30 people and forced 150,000 residents from their homes. Thousands remain in refugee camps. (VAONews)