News: Myanmar Football Thread

Clash of Giants

Kanbawza FC 0-1 Yadanarbon FC (Babo 27')

Line-Ups for English readers.

(Htun is often written as Tun in English media coverage of Myanmar players, example: Myo Min Tun is actually pronounced Htun)

Ydnb FC: Ollo Kambou (Ye Zaw Htet Aung), Khin Maung Htun (c), Chit
San Maung, Nay Zaw Win, Babo Landry, Patrice Gnonsian,
Paing Soe, Htun Htun Win, Aung Kyaw Moe, Yan Paing

Kbz FC: Kyaw Zin Htet (GK), Han Win Aung, Aye San, Aung Kyaw Oo,
Moe Win, Nya Na Lwin, Win Min Htut (Min Min Htun), Khin Maung
Lwin, Nay Zaw Htet, Soe Myat Min, Sa Htet Naing Win (Tin Aung
Moe)

 

Seems like Yadarnabon has a very tight solid team, with good local players + foreigners.

Kanbawza is not as tight since some names are pretty unknown to national team importance.

 

Kanbawza's Soe Myat Min was injured during the match against Yadanarbon. He will miss AFC President's Cup.

 

Delta United 0-1 Yadanarbon FC (Tun Tun Win 56' pk)

Poor Delta.

 

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Delta Utd 0-1 Yadanarbon (Tun Tun Win 56' pk)

Delta: Thiha Sithu (GK), Myo Win Htut, Kyaw Khine Win (c), Tun Lin Aung, Zaw Myo Min (Myint Naing 46'), Zin Myo Aung, Rodrigo, Hla Aye Htwe, Fernando, Min Min Tun, Aung Kyaw Myo

Yadnb: Yin Min Aung (GK), Kambou (Tun Min Naing 73'), Khin Maung Tun (c), Aye Moe, Thurein Soe, Chit San Maung, Gnonsian, Aung Kyaw Moe, Tun Tun Win (Ye Zaw Htet Aung 74'), Babo, Yan Paing

 

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Southern Myanmar 0-1 Yangon United (Tin Win Aung 30')

Ygn Utd: Aung Aung Oo (GK), Kyaw Don, Htay Aung, Soe Lin Htun, Kera, Tin Win Aung, David Dann (Yazar Soe 62'), Njoh Labeau, Kyi Lin, Kyaw Thura (Yan Aung Kyaw 76'), Naing Oo Lwin (Kyaw Zeyar Win 33')

S. Myn: Pyae Phyo Aung (GK), Kyaw Thu Aung, Ba Nyar Oo (Soe Kyaw Thu 81'), Naing Lin Oo (Aung Ye Htut 82'), San Myo Oo, Yazar Lin, Yan Myo Aung, Wai Lin, Zaw Khar (c), Thant Zin Oo (Ko Ko Maung 32'), B.Jame Htwe

 

Magway might supply players for sea games. And Southern Myanmar might too.

 

Yangon United 2-2 Yadanarbon FC
5',42' Naing Oo Lwin


4' Yang Paing
85' Aung Kyaw Moe


that was a great match....and there were a lotta fans 4 both sides....looks like magway is goin 2 da final....

 

Only one round of games? I thought two rounds. That's pretty sad. Not enough of the round robin yet.

Ygn vs. Yadanarbon should be giants game since they represent two biggest cities of burma, Rangoon and Mandalay.

I would like the see the 4th minute goal by yan paing and the 5th minute goal by Naing Oo Lwin. How old is he?

 

Okkthar United 1-1 Southern Myanmar FC
76' Mai Aix Naing(pen) 37' B.James Htwe

Yangon United 2-1 kanbawza
8' Messipo 52' Aung Kyaw Oo
81' Kyaw Thu Ya

 

Well done Yangon.

MNL TEAM Pld Pts

Magway FC 5 13
Yangon Utd 6 13
Yadanarbon 5 11
Kanbawza 4 6
Okkthar 6 5
S. Myanmar 6 4
ZeyarShweMyay 4 2
Delta Utd 4 1

 

Games are improving. Teams are gelling. Attendance is good too. For Yangon vs. Yadanarbon's game, it was almost full, and YDNB's captain Khin Maung Tun said that he has never played before such a crowd for a local game.

Maybe I'm not used to these games. But although they play messy football, and sometimes I think they are not that good, I have a feeling if teams like Yadanarbon or Magway are to compete with foreign teams, like Kanbawza recently, they'd be able to compete. Perhaps it's just the way myanmar teams play.

Locals seem to be enjoying this league. Perhaps it's patriotism, and partly the excitement at the games.

I'm looking forward to Magway vs. Kanbawza. And Magway vs. Yadanarbon. These two games would probably decide the top 2. As Yangon United has played these 3 teams, they just need to wait and see. Provided these teams do not lose points to Delta United or Zeyar Shwe Myay.

 

A very good review of the league by US Wall Street Journal, with Video. A US perspective. Interesting review and video.

Amid Myanmar's Gloom, Pro Soccer Gives Locals a Chance to Cheer - WSJ.com

From Wall Streets Journal

Amid Myanmar's Gloom, Pro Soccer Gives Locals a Chance to Cheer Under the Police State's Watchful Eye, Fans Brave Monsoons, Vendors Hawk Betel Nuts

By A WSJ STAFF REPORTER
YANGON, Myanmar -- On a recent stormy evening here, a soccer player fired the winning goal to give his team, Okkthar United, a 2-1 victory over Delta United. Running with his arms outstretched, he veered towards the sidelines while thousands of fans screamed and smashed cymbals and drums.

Public displays of emotion are uncommon in Myanmar, a secretive police state. It's technically illegal for more than five people to gather in one place, and while ....

 

Zeyar Shwe Myay 3-0 Delta United

ZSM
13' - Sithu Than
22' - Htoo Kyaw
84' - Yei Wai Yan Soe


Magway FC 1-2 Yadanarbon FC

Magway
4' - Soe Min Naing

YDNB
21' - Aung Kyaw Moe
45' - Yan Paing


Zeyar Shwe Myay 0-2 Kanbawza

KBZ
6' - Aung Kyaw Oo
39' - Zaw Zaw Aung (OG)


Magway loses their first game. Yadanarbon remains undefeated.

 

I've created a facebook group for Yadanarbon FC.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?success=1&id=529275995#/group.php?gid=97146128702

I'd support yangon, but I just created one for yadanarbon just to have more myanmar team groups. I support the league generally.

Please join to support if you want to.

I'm wondering if anyone here could help me tell people in myanmar forums, such as myanmarcupid, like the way i found yangon facebook group, about this yadanarbon group. I'm not good with Burmese, I don't know how to go about those forums. Thanks.

Also I'm looking for officers to help me update and make it attractive. No heavy responsibilies attached, only update when free.

I don't mind creating group for Kanbawza as well, if there's any fans out there who wanna join. Yangon Utd has lots of members and very active on Facebook.

 

Delta 0-2 Yangon (Soe Lin Tun 4', Kyi Lin 28')

Yangon finishes league round with 16 points. Almost sure of final place.

Yadanarbon plays Okkthar United, and if Yadanarbon wins, they will have 17 points, will safely reach the final by topping the table. They are likely to win this.

The only way for Kanbawza to get to the final is for Yadanarbon to draw or lose. The max. points KBZ could get is 15, which means they will finish behind Yangon no matter what. So they need Yangon to finish as 1st. If Yadanarbon draws and finish with 15 pts as well, KBZ has a chance to be better at goal difference.

Magway could get to final even if Yadanarbon wins, but they'd have to win their last match by 3 goals or more, as they would finish same points with Yangon and inferior in goal difference & goal scored. Their last match is against Kanbawza, it would be tough to beat them by that margin.

Which means final is likely to be Yangon vs Yadanarbon.

 

Okkthar United 0-2 Yadanarbon FC (Yan Paing 9' (pen), 40')

Yadanarbon advances to the final of Myanmar National League Cup 2009, by "winning" the league round with 17 points.

Comments by Yadanarbon's coach Rohan Girard. (Translated from soccermyanmar.com)

"We had many chances and could have scored 4 or 5 goals. But like the teams we've played before, Okkthar is difficult to play against. Although the young Okkthar players are not experienced, they were able to give us a good game. We did very well in the second half, such as our passing game. Yan Paing wasn't feeling very well, he recovered only 3 days ago. You can tell from his game. However, with some good opportunities, he was able to score goals. Because Okkthar's players are young, they had physical advantage. Even though it seems like all hope is lost for them to win, they continued to give their best tirelessly. The final, whether it's against Yangon or Magway, is going to be a tight and exciting game."

Yangon, with 16 points, is 2nd, which means Kanbawza is out of the competition as they could only get maximum 15 points even if they win their last two games against Delta and Magway.

Magway at 13 points with their last game against Kanbawza. But they have to win by 3 goals to advance to the final as 2nd in league.

 

Valery Sanou of Thailand's Muang Thong United has officially joined Yadanarbon, and made his debut in 2-1 win against Magway. He also played in 2-0 win against Okkthar.

Yadanarbon has another foreigner at their disposal, Lassina Kone, who is out injured and would only play in the 1st official league season in 2010.

It says maximum 5 foreign players? Or minimum? So far, with Lassina and Valery, Yadanarbon has 6 foreign players.

Gnonsian Patrice
Kambou Ollo
Babo Landry
Toure Abdourahime
Valery Sanou
Lassina Kone

 

Kanbawza 1-2 Delta United

A surprise upset.

Actually Delta has potential, with Argentinian players, although their local players are not as good as the likes of the top 4. But with good training and teamwork, they've beaten a top team.

Goal Scorers

Kanbawza - Soe Min Oo (48')

Delta - Tin Zaw Moe (52'), Tun Lin Aung (56')

 

Zayar Shwe Myay 4-2 Southern Myanmar

 

Discovered something today. I can only find thai websites in Thai language so I can't confirm, but Yan Paing seems to be linked with a move to Muang Thong United.