VietNamNet Bridge – Myanmar men's football team had their first training session in Ha Noi yesterday, Nov 28, four days before playing against host Viet Nam in the ASEAN Football Championship.

As scheduled, Myanmar meet Viet Nam in the opening match in group B, which also includes Singapore and the Philippines, at My Dinh National Stadium on Thursday.

"We want to familiarise ourselves with the weather in Ha Noi. That's the reason we came here earlier," said the team coach, Tin Myint Aung.

"I cannot predict the match result between Viet Nam and Myanmar. We have been disqualified from group competition many times and we'll try out best to advance to the semi-final," he added.

Three-time champion Singapore, an archrival of Viet Nam, also arrived in Ha Noi yesterday.

Viet Nam and Indonesia will co-host the championship, known as the AFF-Suzuki Cup, on December 1-29.

Nguyen Viet Canh finished first in division A (handicap 0-16) of the Ho Guom Golf Open tournament at Tam Dao course yesterday, Nov 28.

He carded in 68 to win over Nguyen Huy Tien after a tense 18-hole competition yesterday.

In division B, (handicap 17-28) Hoang Quan scored a net 65 to stand on the victory podium, while Nguyen Phuc Anh took the division C (Callaway) title with 73.

The event drew 145 men and women amateurs competing in stroke play.

At the award ceremony yesterday, the organisers also presented awards to the best gross, best net, longest drive, nearest to the pin and nearest to the line.

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