Malaysia, led by head coach Kim Pan-gon, defeated Myanmar 1-0
AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup Group B 1st and 2nd… On the 27th, the ‘Korean leader’ confrontation in sight
The Vietnamese and Malaysian soccer teams, led by Korean leaders Park Hang-seo and head coach Kim Pan-gon, broke the side-by-side news of winning the first match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) championship (Mitsubishi Electric Cup), also called the “Southeast Asian World Cup”.
On the afternoon of the 21st, Vietnam beat Laos 6-0 in the away match of Group B of the group stage of the tournament held at the National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos.
Vietnam, who first won a victory in Group B together with Malaysia, who defeated Myanmar in the previous match, took first place in the group before the defeat.
The AFF Championship is Southeast Asia’s most prestigious biennial tournament and has been called the Suzuki Cup.
Coach Park’s Vietnam, eliminated in the semifinals of the previous tournament, is the ‘winner’ of this tournament in name and in fact.
Among the 10 participating teams, Vietnam (96th) has the highest FIFA ranking.
Furthermore, this competition is also the ‘farewell stop’ for coach Park.
Coach Park ends his 5-year partnership with Vietnam after this tournament.
The Vietnamese Football Federation and coach Park have agreed not to extend the contract, which expires in January next year.
Vietnam, who recently displayed “absolute strength” by winning all five of their games against Laos, heralded a smooth start to the championship with a comfortable runaway win that day.
In the 15th minute of the first half, Nguyen Tien Linh from the front leapt up and headed Doan Van Hau’s cross from the left wing to score the opener.
Then, in the 43rd minute of the first half, Heung-Joong kicked the ball into the far post with his right foot after the defender failed to handle it properly near the penalty arc, shaking the net again.
In the second half, the Vietnam offensive did not stop either.
In the 10th minute of the second half, a cross from the right was connected to Ho Thanh Tai, who was rushing on goal, and led to the third goal. 3 minutes later, Van Howe, who received a long pass from the left side of the penalty area, he scored the fourth goal with a powerful left-footed shot.
In the 37th minute of the second half, Nguyen Van Toan’s unexpected shot from the penalty arc was sucked into the bottom corner of the opponent’s goal, and in the extra time of the second half, Vu Van Thanh sprinted into the back space on the left side of the ‘ opponent and calmly kicked it between the groin of the advancing goalkeeper, closing the victory with 6 goals.
The second match of the Vietnamese tournament is a face-off between the Korean leaders.
On the afternoon of the 27th we will face Malaysia, second in the group, at home.
The Malaysian national team, led by Kim Pan-gon, former head of the Korea Football Association’s National Team Strengthening Committee, also laughed from the very first match.
Malaysia beat Myanmar 1-0 in their Group B first leg away match held at Tuunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar on the 21st.
After a goalless first half, the balance between the sides shifted to Malaysia in the 7th minute when striker Faisal Halim scored the opener.
Halim dug into the back space of the Burmese defence, got into a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper and rocked the net with a calm right-footed shot.
Myanmar had a golden chance to avoid defeat by winning a penalty kick just before the end of the match.
However, Win Niang Thun’s shot as a kicker was blocked by Malaysian goalkeeper Sheehan Hazmi, swallowing up the regret.
Malaysia will play their second group match against Laos on the afternoon of the 24th before facing Vietnam, the strongest group in Group B.
/yunhap news
