SEA Games men’s futsal tournament to be launched today

The men’s futsal tournament of the 31st SEA Games which is being held in Viet Nam will start today.
Five ASEAN teams: Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Viet Nam will compete in the tournament in a round-robin format.
The first day of the group will be played between Malaysia and Thailand at noon (Myanmar Standard Time) today while the host Viet Nam will take on Indonesia at 3 pm (Myanmar Standard Time).
Myanmar will face the Indonesia team on 14 May.
A pre-match press conference for the national futsal tournament was held on 10 May, attended by Myanmar national futsal team head coach Boonlert Charoenwong and team captain Myo Myint Soe.
“We learned from the mistakes we made in ASEAN Championships and came to the SEA Games. The players have made the best of their mistakes and will do their best to get good results in this competition,” said Myanmar head coach Boonlert.
Myanmar will play against the Thai team on 16 May, the Viet Nam team on 18 May and Malaysia team on 20 May. — Ko Nyi Lay/GNLM