Monday, October 30, 2017

Myanmar secures Semifinal in 2017 AFF Futsal Championship by winning Indonesia



October 29, 2017
Myanmar played an important game by beating Indonesia 3-2 in Group (A) of the 2017 AFF Futsal Championship in Phu Tho indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by charming all three win matches in the group possessing full 9 points and secured the semi-finals with the first position while Vietnam in the second.


The game was very important as both teams played patiently with their utmost effort throughout the match. Myanmar got an opening goal just three minutes of the match with striker Pyae Phyo Maung scoring brilliantly. After the goal, Myanmar had numerous shots but fail to convert them into goals.

However, Indonesia’s Syauqi Saud equalized it at the eighth minute mark, by shooting into the roof of the net. Myanmar played tough in the second half and Pyae Phyo Maung was again on target and gave his team the lead at the 24 minute while Myanmar Captain Aung Aung eased the pressure on his team with a third goal scoring at the 35 minute.

After Myanmar’s goals, Indonesia used power play and Bambang Bayu Saptaji got his shot in, unfortunately it was too late for the Indonesians.

The semi-finals will play on 1 November and the final match is slotted for 3 November.

Fantastically, Myanmar futsal player Pyae Pyo Maung is standing as the most goal scorer of the tourney. Because of getting the chance to semifinal of the current tourney, Myanmar team has also qualified for the first time ever to the AFC Futsal Championship that will be hosted in 2018 in Chinese Taipei.

KyawZin Lin
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar

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