Laos and Myanmar chalked comfortable wins in their respective opening matches of the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 earlier this evening in Hong Kong.
Playing in Division 2 of the newly inaugurated event by FIFA, Laos were the first off the block in Group A at the Mong Kok Stadium when they crushed Brunei Darussalam 3-1.
Veteran Bounphachan Bounkong carved out the fourth minute lead with a penalty, as Xayasith Singsavang then doubled the advantage in the 24th minute.
The score was pegged at 2-1 in favour of Laos when Brunei pulled a goal back just before the break through Haziq Syamra (45th+1).
Any thoughts of a Brunei fightback were quashed by Bounxay Xernvanglieng when he struck the third goal for Laos in the 67th minute.
In the meantime, in Group B, Myanmar scored a goal in each half to outplay Timor-Leste 2-0.
Win Naing Tun found the back of the net in the 20th minute, as striker Than Paing then added the second in the 75th minute.
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