The 2016 MFF Charity Cup is the 5th MFF Charity Cup, an annual Myanmar football match played between the winners of the previous season's Myanmar National League and 2015 General Aung San Shield. The match was contested by Ayeyawady United, the 2015 General Aung San Shield winners, and Yangon United, champions of the 2015 Myanmar National League. It is held at Aung San Stadium on 3 January 2016.
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| Date | 3 January 2016 | ||||||
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| Venue | Aung San Stadium, Yangon | ||||||
| Man of the Match |  Kyi Lin | ||||||
| Referee | U Thant Zin Oo | ||||||
| Attendance | 9,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 32 °C (90 °F) | ||||||
This was Yangon United's 3rd Cup appearance and Ayeyawady United's 3rd.
Background and pre-match edit
Yangon United qualified for the 2016 MFF Charity Cup as winners of the 2015 Myanmar National League. It was the club's fourth league title in 6 years. The other Charity Cup place went to Ayeyawady United, who defeated Yadanarbon FC by two goals to win the 2015 General Aung San Shield Final and retain the trophy. Yangon United made their fourth appearance in the Charity Cup; prior to this they won once (2013) and lost twice, most recently in 2014 against Kanbawza. By contrast, Ayeyawady United made their fourth Chairity Cup appearance, and won twice. They went into the match as holders of the Shield, having defeated Yadanarbon FC a year earlier. Both clubs had only twice met before in the Shield, when Ayeyawady United won by penalty(7-5) in 2012 and Yangon United won by one goal in 2013.
Match edit
Team selection edit
Yangon United's coach did not choose Aung Wai Phyo and Marcelo Fernandez. Yangon United F.C. choose Ayeyawady United F.C. former player Kyaw Min Oo in their first line-up. Ayeyawady United Coach,U Kyaw Lwin did't take Aung Hein Kyaw and Sa Htet Naing Win.
Details edit
| Ayeyawady United | 0 - 1 | Yangon United |
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Man of the match
Match officials
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Match rules
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Statistics edit
| Statistic | Ayeyawady United | Yangon United |
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| Goals scored | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 35% | 65% |
| Shots on target | 3 | 7 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 5 |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 11 |
| Fouls | 11 | 6 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
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References edit
- ^ Football, ASEAN (6 September 2016). "Eight seasons in for MNL, three teams drop out". ASEAN football. Retrieved 5 October 2016.