AFC Women's Asian Cup
The win sets the hosts up nicely for Wednesday’s encounter with Bangladesh while Turkmenistan will have to defeat Bahrain if they are to stay in the running for a spot in the Finals.
Myanmar got off to a bright start, taking the lead in the 10th minute with San Thaw Thaw bursting into the box to set up Win Win for a simple finish.
Win Win struck her second in the 27th minute after Turkmenistan keeper Aysha Amanberdiyeva failed to handle Phyu Phwe’s cross, with the midfielder nodding home the loose ball.
The Thitsar Arman midfielder completed her hat-trick in the 38th minute after Amanberdiyeva denied Shwe Yee Tun, only for the rebound to fall kindly for Win Win to slot home.
Khin Mo Mo Tun netted the fourth in the closing stages of the first half after latching onto a through ball from San Thaw Thaw before rounding Amanberdiyeva to finish confidently.
Turkmenistan conceded again two minutes after the restart after Yuper Khine set up San Thaw Thaw to finish with a thumping header off a fast break before substitute May Htet Lu etched her name on the scoresheet with a curling finish from inside the box in the 52nd minute.
Myanmar furthered their advantage with Khin Mo Mo Tun finishing with a close range header off a corner in the 89th minute while Shwe Yee Tun added the eighth in the third minute of added time after reacting the quickest to fire home a rebound.
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