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Football: Shootout success places Samut Sakhon third in Singapore Cup

Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours 46 minutes ago

SINGAPORE : TTM Samut Sakhon clinched third place in the RHB Singapore Cup 2009 after they overcame Albirex Niigata (Singapore) 4—3 on penalties at Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday evening. More »

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