Myanmar women's soccer team, which is preparing for the upcoming 24th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand in December, will take part in the Vietnam Invitational Women Soccer Tournament later this month, state-run newspaper The Myanma Alin reported on Tuesday.
Aimed at triumphing in the 24th SEA Games, the Myanmar team will compete in the Vietnam invitational tournament in Hanoi, Vietnam scheduled on Oct.26 - Nov.5, the paper said.
Five national women's soccer teams -- Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, South Korea, Thailand and host Vietnam, will participate in the tournament, it said, adding that Myanmar will have the chance in the tournament to observe the Thai and Vietnamese teams, which are its arch rivals.
Myanmar women team crowned in the 2007 ASEAN Championship women 's soccer tournament at the Thuwunna Youth Training Center here last month after beating Thailand 5-2 with the penalty shootouts in the final.
Eight national women's soccer teams from the ASEAN -- Indonesia, Laos Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- took part in the third ASEAN Championship women's soccer tournament from Sept. 6 to 15, which is hosted by Myanmar for the first time.
Myanmar, triumphed in the first ASEAN Championship tournament in Vietnam in October 2004 by defeating hosts in the final with penalty shootouts.
However, Myanmar lost to Vietnam in the final of the 23rd SEA Games in Manila, the Philippines, in 2005.
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the invited Chinese Taipei teams featured in the second ASEAN Championship tournament in Vietnam in May 2006. Myanmar lost to Thailand 3-2, Chinese Taipei 3-0 and host Vietnam 1-0 respectively in the tournament.
Source: Xinhua
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