Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hantharwady United 2nd with 47 points, Southern Myanmar 10th with 13, 34 apart. Per game in the league, Southern Myanmar were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.9, Hantharwady United 2.45 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Southern Myanmar had gone 6 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Southern Myanmar, 10/15 for Hantharwady United.
The match was played at Yangon United Sport Complex in Yangon (capacity 32,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.