Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Hanoi: A five-goal haul from winger Win Theingi Tun saw Myanmar continue their march towards a place at the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018 with a 14-0 Group D drubbing of Syria in Hanoi.
The Syrians proved unable to cope with the star winger, who completed a hat-trick before half time, then added another two goals after the break to cap a stellar performance.
Roger Reijners’ team showed no mercy in the pursuit of goals against a hapless Syrian side, who suffered a second successive double-figure defeat following a similarly hefty 11-0 loss to hosts Vietnam on Wednesday.
The scoring began on after six minutes when Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw beat goalkeeper Noor Jumaa at her near post from close range, before Yee Yee Oo had the simple task of tapping home after being expertly set up Tun’s delightful cross.
Tun’s personal scoring spree began in the 23rd minute when she calmly converted a penalty after being brought down by Rasha Ramadan in the area, and continued when she added her second goal on 36 minutes.
The unstoppable Tun completed her hat-trick just two minutes later with a delightful flicked header, before Phaw made it six with a fierce drive from outside the penalty area. Striker Oo duly made it 7-0 on the stroke of half-time.
Myanmar offered their beleaguered opponents little respite after the break, as Tun added goals in the 52nd and 58th minutes before, with the game well and truly won, the winger was replaced on the hour mark.
With their most effective attacking weapon no longer on the pitch, Myanmar continued to pile on the goals, stand-in captain Wai Wai Wung making it ten, and the clinical Oo completing her hat-trick before registering a fourth with ten minutes remaining.
Defender Phu Pwint Khaing added her name to scoresheet, before Naw Ar Lo Wer Phaw completed with the scoring in what was a decidedly one-sided encounter.
The win keeps Myanmar’s hopes of reaching the finals in Jordan very much alive, given that their goal-laden performance has, at least temporarily eradicated the goal difference advantage established by group rivals Vietnam against the same opponents on Wednesday.
Syria head coach Abd Alghini Tatteesh:
“The players know that our main objective is to participate and do our best, and then our main purpose after the tournament is to bring the game back to Syria. (Having played against both teams) I think Vietnam are maybe a bit better than Myanmar.”
Myanmar head coach Roger Reijners:
“I still keep saying that the most important thing is to win the game. During the game you can see what’s possible, and at half-time it was seven, so then you feel that its possible that if you give them a little more pressure you can score more goals. The whole team is top fit, except for my two injured players. If (the Vietnam match) is going to be the best important match in this group, it will be because we won all of the other matches first, so, to me, Singapore is now the most important match.”
Photo: Vietnam Football Federation