Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Shah Alam: Malaysia and Thailand opened their Kuala Lumpur 2017 SEA Games with wins over Myanmar and Vietnam respectively at the Panasonic Sports Complex on Friday.
Malaysia upset Myanmar, beating their ASEAN counterparts 5-4 in their Kuala Lumpur 2017 SEA Games opener, to secure a morale boosting three points.
Aung Aung opened the scoring for Myanmar in the second minute, the result of an unprepared Malaysian defence after a quick counter attack.
The host nation did well in intercepting Myanmar’s crosses into the penalty box, aware of the threat that Aung Aung presented
It didn’t take long for Malaysia to find the equaliser, with Azri Rahman scoring four minutes later, before Akmarulnizam Idris added his name on the scoresheet to give the host nation the lead.
Five minutes from half-time, Myanmar’s Ko Ko Lwin converted Naing Ye Kyaw’s free kick with a long range strike, leaving Malaysian keeper Firdaus Razali stunned.
After the break, Pyae Phyo Maung gave Myanmar the lead at the 24th minute, before scoring again six minutes later to double his side’s advantage.
Khairul Effendy Bahrin bolted forward and chipped the ball top left of the crossbar over Kyaw Htet Aung’s reach to reduce the deficit a minute later, before Azri scored his second to bring both sides level once again.
Syed Aizad Daniel scored the winning goal five minutes from time, sliding the ball between Htet Aung’s legs.
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