Myanmar U20 wrapped up their second Group Stage match at home to Brunei with a routine 7-0 victory on Wednesday evening. The result confirmed what the form suggested — the visitors were outclassed from the opening whistle. And here's the thing, you could see the gap in quality before the first goal even landed.
Myanmar took control early, going ahead in the 18th minute when T.H. Aung finished off a move. The hosts tried to respond but Brunei conceded again just before the half-hour mark, T.M. Thant finding the net in the 32nd minute. The visitors kept their side in it for a spell, but the deficit was already too deep.
By then it was a matter of damage limitation rather than hope. Brunei's own defender A. Danial turned the ball into his own goal in the 72nd minute, a moment that effectively ended any lingering resistance. Myanmar were unfazed, moving on to add more goals in the final third.
The visitors rattled in three more in quick succession. T.Z. Ko scored in the 74th minute, B.B. Kyaw S. found the net twice in the 80th and 83rd, and Ko added his second in the 84th. They changed the shape at half-time to keep the pressure on, and it showed in the scoreline. They should have too much for them on paper, and that is exactly what happened.
The result leaves Myanmar top of the group after their fourth straight win. Brunei sit bottom with a goal difference that tells the story — they have lost each of their last four matches by a combined score of 19 goals.
