Defeating Brunei, U23 Laos has the first 3 points
Laos U23 team had their first victory at SEA Games 28 when they defeated Brunei U23 with a score of 2-1 in the second match of Group B.
Both U23 Brunei and U23 Laos lost 0-6 in the opening match against U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand, so both teams were determined in the second match of Group B of the 28th SEA Games men's football, which took place on the evening of May 31 at Bishan Stadium - Singapore. However, U23 Laos was rated higher and quickly dominated the game.
In the 11th minute, Phoutthasay opened the scoring for U23 Laos with a long-range shot that went very uncomfortably and defeated goalkeeper Mohd Ahsanuddin. With an early goal, the team from the land of a million elephants continued to create pressure on the Brunei field but still did not score any more goals in the first half. Meanwhile, U23 Brunei also proved dangerous with lightning-fast counterattacks.
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U23 Laos has its first victory at SEA Games 28. |
In the second half, U23 Brunei focused on attacking in search of an equalizer. The efforts of coach NG Stephen's team were rewarded with a 1-1 equalizer thanks to Azwan's goal. However, U23 Brunei could not preserve the result when U23 Laos took the lead in the 74th minute thanks to Soukchinda's goal. In the remaining minutes, both teams played very hard but no more goals were scored.
In the end, U23 Laos won 2-1 against U23 Brunei. This was the first victory of Coach Booth David's team at the 28th SEA Games. This victory will help U23 Laos confidently look forward to the match against U23 Vietnam on June 4.
According to Thethao24/7