IN the Week-8 match of the MPT Myanmar National League II 2019 yesterday, Kachin United defeated University F.C. with a score of 2-1 at the Padonmar Stadium in Yangon.
The win for Kachin United was secured by a late goal, scored by S Gun Lun, at the 88th minute. Yesterday’s match proved to be an exciting one with both teams lining up with young players and launching speedy attacks right from the start.
Kachin United bagged the opening goal at 23 minutes. The goal was scored by Zaw Soe, who displayed great dribbling skills and communication with his teammates. Ten minutes later, La Pyae Hein from University F.C. scored the equalizer, and the goal spurred the teams to up their game.
The first half ended with a score of 1-1. In the second half, Kachin United changed their tactics, bringing in youth player S Gun Lun. University F.C. forced the play with good understanding between players and scored another goal at 58 minutes, but the referee deemed it a no goal on account of a player from University F.C. being offside.
The teams were tied almost till the end, with both not able to convert goal chances. But, S Lun Gun’s goal at the 88th minute aided his team to a victory. In another MNL II match, Royal Thanlyin F.C. beat Silver Star F.C. by 7-2. —Lynn Thit (Tgi)
