28 October
THE Myanmar U-19 women’s football team will play against Japan U-19 women’s team to-day at the Institute of Physical Education (IPE) Campus Sta-dium in Chonburi, Thailand, as the opening match of Group B of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2019.
The press conference for the Group B matches of the championship was held yesterday afternoon at the Oakwood Hotel in Chonburi, Thailand. The conference was attended by head coaches of respective teams in Group B, including Myanmar U-19 women team head coach Daw Thet Thet Win. Speaking about the upcoming match against Myanmar and Japan, Daw Thet Thet Win said at the press conference that she congratulates her team for qualifying to play at the Asian level championship.
“I am overwhelmed, as team Myanmar is falling together with football powerhouses, and I feel proud for my team. Though we are facing one of the highest FIFA ranked teams, we won’t be worried about that fact. We will play respectfully by having our best concentration and show our best,” Daw Thet Thet Win said.
Also, head coach of the U-19 women team of Japan, Futoshi Ikeda, said that they came here having two ambitions. The first is to secure the next FIFA World Cup qualification, while the second is to defend their championship title. The Japanese team will try for every full point in each match. As the opening match against Myanmar will be difficult, Japan has prepared well, the head coach of Japan added.
The Myanmar and Japan match will start at 3:30 pm, Myanmar Standard Time today.
Lynn Thit (Tgi)
