Myanmar suffer 0-1 loss to Viet Nam in U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers
3 NOVEMBER 2021
MYANMAR U-23 football team were eliminated from the Asian Cup Qualification after facing a 0-1 loss to Viet Nam at Dolen Omurzakov Stadiumon in Kyrgyzstan on 2 November.
Thanks to the 59-minute- mark header from VietNam star Ho Than Minh, the team has already advanced to the Asian Cup tourney. Both teams played tough even from the start. With Myanmar head coach Velizar Popov absent from the sidelines after his red card on Saturday, Vietnam tried to find more dangerous attacks but the Myanmar side back was strong enough to clear the opponent’s chances.
No goal is scored in the first 45 minutes although both teams create many chances, mainly from set-pieces. Viet Nam gets a freekick in the right flank at 59 minutes and Nguyen Hai Long crosses to Ho Thanh Minh to head it in 1-0 for Viet Nam.
Myanmar increase firepower with two substitutions in the 66 minutes to get their equalizer. Hoang Anh of Viet Nam is hit in the face by Myanmar’s Aung Wunna Soe at 80 minutes and the referee gave the Myanmar player a straight red card and team Myanmar was down to 10 men.
Viet Nam stayed strong till the final minutes to maintain their 1-0 win over Myanmar. The narrow win is enough for team Viet Nam to qualify for the U-23 Asian Cup tourney.