NAYPYITAW (28 Aug 2013) – Vietnam made the semi-finals of the AFF AYA Bank Under-16 Championship when they steamrolled past Brunei 11-0 in their final Group B match this afternoon at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium.
With the win, Vietnam finished the group stage on second behind Australia with nine points from four matches. Brunei are firmly rooted at the bottom of the table with no point to their name and having conceded a whopping 43 goals as against scoring none.
And this afternoon, they were again on the receiving end from Vietnam as Nguyen Van Huy nailed a personal best with four goals (10th, 40th, 70th and 82nd minute) to be followed by further goals from captain Hoang The Tai (7th and 90th), Ngueyn Doan Trung Nhan (8th and 90th), Danh Van Danh (72nd) and Ngueyn Huu Tuan (89th). Brunei defender Hafiz Roshidi scored an own goal in the 26th minute.
In the meantime, Myanmar regained some measure of satisfaction when they finished third in the group after beating Cambodia 2-1 in the second game of the evening.
The hosts which had conceded losses to Vietnam and then Australia fought bravely in their last game in the group to score a goal in each half.
In the 11th minute, a square from Shwe Ko allowed strike Sa Aung Pyea Ko to run in from the left and put the ball beyond the reach of Cambodian keeper Svang Samnang.
The game became even more competitive after that as both teams threw everything they had in search of the goals. But the score stood firm at 1-0 at the half.
Myanmar kept up the pressure after the breather and with just nine minutes remaining on the clock, a mistake from Cambodian defender Suon Nquet saw him putting the ball into his own net following a cross from Myanmar’s Moe Min Zaw. The only downside to Myanmar’s win was the red card on Ye Min Thu which led to the goal off a freekick from Cambodia’s Ouk Sovann.
Group A FINAL STANDINGS
| Teams |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
| AUSTRALIA |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
+28 |
12 |
| VIETNAM |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
3 |
+18 |
9 |
| MYANMAR |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
= |
6 |
| CAMBODIA |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
3 |
| BRUNEI |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
43 |
-43 |
0 |
*Teams in bold through to semi-finals
