SEA GAMES 2011: AUNG KYAW GIVES TEN MAN MYANMAR WIN OVER LAOS

JAKARTA (3 Nov 2011) – Defender Win Aung Kyaw certainly did not expect such a finish. But in the end, all the hard work and discipline paid off on the night when his strike at the tail end of the second half gave ten man Myanmar a well-deserved 3-2 win over Laos in the second match of Group B of the men’s football event at the Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno.

With the evening sky opening up just ten minutes into the tie, the game was always going to be long and testing for both Myanmar and Laos.

And for Myanmar, they could not have started their campaign on a worst note than when in the 15^th minute, Lwin Nya Ma was red carded for foul a foul on Laos captain Lamnao Singto for impeding what would have been a goal scoring opportunity.

But despite being a man down, it was Myanmar who grabbed the lead when in the 19^th minute, Kyaw Ko Ko’s headed in the corner from Pyaw Phyo.

Myanmar stepped up their tempo with several attempts from Minh Minh Thu, Aye San and Ko Ko but all failed to change the score line as it stayed 1-0 until the end of the first half.

Laos then brought in Phattana for Soukhaphone and that improved their ball possession as they were less eager to launch into the attack.

And while Sangvone’s grounder in the 56^th minute might have astray, there was no stopping Laos from grabbing the lead in the 65^th minute when Lamnao made good with a header from Soukhaphone’s free kick.

But five minutes, later, Myanmar fought back to steal the lead for the second time on the night, when the nippy Ko Ko ran in from the right for a cross which saw Minh Minh Tu having the easiest of tap in.

That goal sparked another surge from Laos in the 74^th minute where off a cross from Manolom from the left, Sangvone beat two defenders before slotting the ball home to put the score 2-2.

However, Myanmar showed that while they may be a man down, they are still a spirited lot when in the 78^th minute, defender Win Aung Kyaw scores from a tight angle off a beautiful lob from Kyi Lin’s lob.

SEA GAMES 2011 RESULTS and FIXTURES

GROUP B

DATE	MATCH			GROUP	KICK OFF	VENUE
03.11.2011	VIETNAM 3	vs	PHILIPPINES 1	B	1600 hrs	GELORA BUNG KARNO
	LAOS 2	vs	MYANMAR 3		1900 hrs
04.11.2011	REST DAY
05.11.2011	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	vs	TIMOR LESTE	B	1600 hrs	LEBAK BULUS
	MYANMAR	vs	VIETNAM		1900 hrs
06.11.2011	REST DAY
07.11.2011	TIMOR LESTE	vs	PHILIPPINES	B	1600 hrs	LEBAK BULUS
	LAOS	vs	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM		1900 hrs
08.11.2011	REST DAY
09.11.2011	MYANMAR	vs	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	B	1600 hrs	LEBAK BULUS
	VIETNAM	vs	TIMOR LESTE		1900 hrs
10.11.2011	REST DAY
11.11.2011	PHILIPPINES	vs	LAOS	B	1600 hrs	LEBAK BULUS
12.11.2011	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	vs	VIETNAM	B	1600 hrs
13.11.2011	PHILIPPINES	vs	MYANMAR	B	1600 hrs	LEBAK BULUS
	TIMOR LESTE	vs	LAOS		1900 hrs
14.11.2011	REST DAY
15.11.2011	MYANMAR	vs	TIMOR LESTE	B	1600 hrs	LEBAK BULUS
	PHILIPPINES	vs	BRUNEI DARUSSALAM		1900 hrs
16.11.2011	REST DAY
17.11.2011	LAOS	vs	VIETNAM	B	1600 hrs	LEBAK BULUS