Indonesia on Sunday won Brunei by 3:0 in opening match of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia Nations) U17 Youth Football Championship Tournament held.
At the end of the first half of the match, Indonesian player Sahlan Sodik scored one goal from a long shot. During the second half, Indonesia won two more goals respectively by Yericho Cristiantoko and Salim Ohorella.
Brunei altogether charged 15 times but scored no points.
Indonesia performed dominantly from the beginning to the end.
Cambodian backer Kim Leng said that the Brunei players seemed smaller than the Indonesian ones.
"The Indonesian players look like 20 or 23 years old," he said, adding that the current match is for players under 17 years old.
Except Philippines, all ASEAN countries sent teams to the tournament, which aims at helping ASEAN youth players become professional in this field, said vice-President of the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) Kek Ravy.
"We hope the youth have good chance for their futures, he said, adding that the match is a historical event for Cambodian because it is the first time that nine countries join it in Cambodia.
The First ASEAN U17 Youth Football Championship Tournament was held in 2005 in Thailand, with Myanmar being the winner, and the second in 2006 in Vietnam, with Vietnam the winner.
Source: Xinhua
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