28 October
MYANMAR suffered a 3-7 loss to host Viet Nam in the third place match of the AFF Futsal Championship 2019 at Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam yesterday.
Due to the loss for third place in the tourney, Myanmar failed to qualify for the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship, which will be held in Turkmenistan.
Though Myanmar made a quick play, Vietnam soon had the advantage of being led by Tran Thai Huy, after a corner combination situation with Ton That Phi at the six minute mark.
Just a few minutes later, Thai Huy scored another goal, with a cool finish after winning the ball in the penalty area to double the gap.
But Myanmar made the fol-lowing goal over the mistakes of Viet Nam’s defense at 9 minutes, as the goal was scored by Myan-mar’s Naing Ye Kyaw.
Next, Kyaw Soe Moe scored for Myanmar and the match was tied at 2-2.
After 2-2, the match heated up. Again, Viet Nam scored the third goal by Nhan Gia Hung at 27 minutes and the fourth goal by penalty was scored by Tran Van Vu at 32 minutes.
Myanmar tried to equalize and Naing Ye Kyaw scored the third goal for Myanmar at 33 minutes.
After 3-4, Myanmar used a power play to equalize their goal, but team Myanmar made defensive errors and Viet Nam had more chances to score the continuous goals.
The goals of Viet Nam’s Pham Duc Hoa, Tran Van Vu and Nguyen Minh Tri in the final minutes of the match resulted in the final score of 3-7, as Myanmar failed to reach third place.
Winning the final 7-3, the Viet Nam team won the bronze medal of the AFF futsal Championship 2019 and a place to attend the final round of the 2020 Asian Futsal, scheduled for the end of February next year in Turkmenistan.
Lynn Thit (Tgi)
