October 21
RAKHINE United which is leading to the relegation zone of the Myanmar National League played a tie match against GFA FC in their Week 16 match at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon yesterday.
Both teams played productively and tried to get points.
The Rakhine United has been losing for a long time in the 2022 season of the MNL, but in this match, they managed to get a draw.
Both teams were fielded by local players, and the competition was very aggressive with counter-attacks and power passes.
Rakhine United got an opener even at six minutes and the goal was scored by Than Kyaw Htay.
After breaking the deadlock, the Rakhine United did not stay defensively at all and played with the best attack, raising the tempo.
While playing with understanding, Thet Tun Aung scored the second goal for Rakhine United in the 45+2 minutes.
Rakhine led the first half with a double goal.
The second half was for GFA, which scored a series of equalizers and broke the hearts of Rakhine United’s fans.
Than Toe Aung scored the first equalizer at 72 minutes and Hlaing Myo Aung scored the second at 78 minutes for Rakhine United.
Just before the end of the game, GFA scored a goal, but the referee ruled that the goal was offside, so they lost a big chance and were satisfied with a 2-2 result. — GNLM
