THUMPING START FOR MYANMAR; DEFEAT FOR CAMBODIA

Myanmar head coach Tim Myint Aung who had expressed confidence that his side will win the group, could not be more than pleased with the result as his chargers scored two goals in each half for the win.

Khin Maung Lwin gave Myanmar the best of start with the lead as early as the third minute before Yaza Win Thein then added the second goal of the afternoon on 15 minutes.

The break failed to slow Myanmar down as they then grabbed their third goal of the competition just three minutes after the restart as captain Myo Min Tun then rounded off a fine afternoon with the fourth goal in the 59th minute.

In the meantime, Cambodia did not fare as well as their Asean neighbours when they fell to a 1-0 loss to hosts Bangladesh.

The score at the end of the first half was 0-0.

But buoyed by more than 8,000 screaming fans, Bangladesh upped the tempo of the game after the break and duly scored the winner through Mohamed Enamul Hoque in the 73rd minute.

AFC CHALLENGE CUP QUALIFYING FIXTURES and RESULTS

26 April
Myanmar 4 Macau 0
Cambodia 0 Bangladesh 1

28 April
Macau vs Cambodia – 4.30pm
Bangladesh vs Myanmar – 7pm

30 April
Myanmar vs Cambodia – 4.30pm
Bangladesh vs Macau – 7pm