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(Sports) Vietnam downs Myanmar 3-2 at AFF Women's Championship

Xinhua, May 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Vietnam and Myanmar played neck to neck in the second Group B match of the 2015 AFF Women's Championship Saturday evening in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, with a final score of 3-2 in favor of the host.

Right from the start of the game, Vietnamese and Myanmar players crossed the mid-field many times, hoping to make an early lead. Four minutes into the game, after a blitz attack, Vietnamese young players missed a scoring chance, because the ball was shot right to Myanmar goalkeeper Mya Ngon.

One minute later, latching onto a spectacular pass from her teammate, Vietnamese half-backer Do Thi Yen blasted a low shot just outside the penalty box, putting her team 1-0 ahead.

In the 12th minute, Myanmar defender Khin Than Wai equalized the score after latching onto a corner kick then delivering a high shot that made Vietnamese 30-year-old goalie Dang Thi Kieu Trinh stand still.

In the 21st minute, Myanmar players broke through Vietnamese rivals' defense from the left wing. Unmarked Myanmar midfielder Naw Phaw used her left leg to drive the ball to the post. The ball ran into the goal before the eyes of powerless goalie Kieu Trinh.

Eight minutes later, Vietnamese veteran striker Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet received a long pass and drove the ball over the head of the Myanmar goalkeeper within the box, equalizing the score of 2-2.

In the second half, both Vietnamese and Myanmar players still performed well, striving for the lead. In the 83rd minute, Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu smashed up the game's stalemate with a powerful close-range header, sealing the final victory of 3-2 for her team.

Both Vietnam and Myanmar have twice crowned at AFF Women's Championship. Just before the 2015 tournament which lasts from May 1 to 10 with the participation of eight teams, the Vietnamese team 's head coach Norimatsu Takashi said the team aimed to finish first as it did in 2006 and 2012.

On Sunday, Australia U20 will compete with Laos, and Indonesia with Thailand. In the 2015 AFF Women's Championship opener on Friday, Australia U20 trounced Thailand 3-0, and Laos defeated Indonesia 2-0. Endi