Super goals and mistakes help Myanmar women's team beat Australia

The Myanmar women's team had an "earthquake" 2-1 victory over the Australian women's team at the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship, which took place at Phu Tho Stadium on the afternoon of August 7.

Impressive victory for Myanmar women's team - Photo: MSIG

Myanmar women's team will play in Group B against championship candidate Australia. The fourth-placed team of the 2023 World Cup is made up of U23 girls, so its strength is significantly reduced compared to the third-placed team in Asia.

The surprise happened in the 32nd minute, May Thet Mon Myint shot from a distance of nearly 30m. The ball flew high and then went straight into the far corner of goalkeeper S. James' goal, surprising everyone.

Leading 1-0 throughout the first half, in the second half, goalkeeper James "gifted" striker Win Theingi Tun a goal. James passed the ball straight to Win's feet so that the female player could shoot the ball into an empty net.

Coach Joe Palatsides was restless outside the field. He continuously directed his players to quickly attack to find the equalizer. Joe is the assistant coach of the Australian women's team and also the head coach of the Australian U23 team.

There was still plenty of time left but the Australian women's team did not play effectively. Especially in the goalkeeper position, James played clumsily, even punching the ball into a teammate, putting the goal in danger.

It seems that the long journey from Australia to Phu Tho at 2am on August 6 has exhausted the championship candidate. Another part is the different weather and Mr. Joe and his team have not had time to adapt.

It was not until the 85th minute that striker number 9 Furphy scored a close-range shot to equalize 1-2. In the 90+3 minute, Australia had a chance to face the goalkeeper, but their striker's shot was too weak so there was no equalizer.

In the 7 minutes of extra time, the Myanmar girls tried their best to protect their results under great pressure from their opponents. In terms of achievements, the Myanmar women's team ranked 56th, while Australia ranked 15th in the FIFA women's rankings.

The referee finally blew the whistle, and the Myanmar women's team created the first shock in the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship when they defeated the Australian women's team 2-1.

QUANG THINH

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