Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: China PR came from a goal down to secure a 5-3 win against Myanmar, finishing third in Group C of the AFC Futsal Championship 2018 on Tuesday.
Both sides were out of contention for the knockout phase after suffering defeats to Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq, but were looking to end their campaign with a win.
Tournament debutants Myanmar applied heavy pressure from the start, and it didn’t take long for them to open the scoring with Nyein Min Soe’s close range strike, courtesy of Pyae Phyo Maung’s cross into the box.
China were undaunted and used Myanmar’s aggressiveness to their advantage, as they looked to hit on the counter.
In one such instance in the 11th minute, Shen Siming surged down the middle, dribbled past the Myanmar defence before finding the back of the net with a left-footed strike to level the scores.
Four minutes later, Zhang Yameng gave China the lead when he was left unguarded on the left and let loose a superb shot.
Thirty seconds from the half-time break, Kaung Chit Thu received a yellow card for a bad tackle on Xu Yang, and it proved to be costly as Gu Haito doubled China’s advantage with a simple tap in from the free-kick set piece.