14 July
IN Week-16 of Myanmar National League play, Ayeyawady United defeated Dagon FC 1-0 with a single, early minute goal by Nan-da Lin Kyaw Chit at the home stadium of Ayeyawady United in Pathein yesterday.
The win allowed Ayeyawady to maintain their standing near the top of the 2019 MNL rankings.
Yesterday’s match was excit-ing, as players from both teams played well. Ayeyawady Unit-ed lined up with keeper Kyaw Zin Phyo, Ye Lin Htet, Tin Win Aung, Ayng Kaung Mann, Zaw Min, Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit, Soe Moe Kyaw, Kekere Moukailou, Akwa Raphael Success, Lwin Moe Aung and Keith Nah.
Yesterday’s match was excit-ing, as players from both teams played well. Ayeyawady Unit-ed lined up with keeper Kyaw Zin Phyo, Ye Lin Htet, Tin Win Aung, Ayng Kaung Mann, Zaw Min, Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit, Soe Moe Kyaw, Kekere Moukailou, Akwa Raphael Success, Lwin Moe Aung and Keith Nah.
Meanwhile, Dagon FC field-ed keeper Yan Aung Lin, Kyaw Kyaw Htet, Aye Ko Ko Maung, Than Lin Aung, Myo Min Zaw, Aung Khine Tun, Zaw Lwin Oo, Nyi Nyi Min, Samuel Kojo Ab-bey, Rraore Alassane and Patrick Gilles. At the two minute mark, Ayeyawady United’s Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit scored the opener.
Down by a goal, Dagon FC mounted a concerted comeback effort to equalize their goal.
But the massive defense of Ayeyawady blocked every oppor-tunity created by Dagon strikers.
The first half ended 1-0, in favour of Ayeyawady United.
The match was scoreless in the second half, as both teams could not convert numerous op-portunities into goals.
Also, there was Dagon Unit-ed’s colorful tactic, with its open-ing attack in the second half, in which they played better than in the first half and put more pres-sure on their opponents. But Ayeyawady’s defenders blocked every scoring opportunity by Dagon FC. Yesterday’s win put Ayeyawady United in second place in the league table with 30 points.— Lynn Thit (Tgi)
