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| PPCFC U-16s, back row, LtoR: Chanvuthy, Rozak, Baraing, Chanchav, Sodavid. Front: Nuron, Muslim, Noeut, Chansopheak, Piphop, Phearath - click to enlarge |
Result: Phnom Penh Crown Academy U-16s 5 Chamkarmon FC 1 (Friendly).
Another
test against the adult team Chamkarmon, a team who played in the recent
Hun Sen Cup competition. However, the Academy U-16s, preparing for
their Asia Champions Trophy matches starting in May, had already beaten
Chamkarmon 5-1 a couple of weeks before and this afternoon's match went
along similar lines. In what was pretty much one-way in Crown's favour
for the opening half, Seut Baraing had a free-kick pushed aside at the
foot of the post and Sath Rozak lobbed the ball onto the top of the
cross-bar. Yeu Muslim ran onto Men Piphop's pass anbd fired against the
foot of the upright and then sent the rebound across the face of goal.
Essentially passing their way through their opponents, Piphop had a shot
saved at point blank range by the keeper, as did Muslim and as
half-time arrived with no goals, Suon Noeut blazed a glorious chance
over the bar from ten yards out. At the start of the second-half, Noeut
had two more efforts saved by the Chamkarmon keeper, before coach Bouy
Dary made no less than eight changes that brought a fresh impetus to
Crown's attacking efforts. An avalanche of goals followed quickly with
the Academy netting 4 goals in an exciting ten-minute spell. On 62
minutes Kim Chhaya's thirty-yard effort crashed onto the cross-bar and
as the ball came down Sraing Titchhy outjumped a defender to head home.
Two minutes later, Chhaya moved up from left-back, played a quick
one-two with Mat Sakrovy and clipped his shot over the keeper for
Crown's second. Soon after Sakrovy escaped the last defender but his
chip over the keeper was cleared off the goal-line, before he scored
Crown's third with an acrobatic bicycle-kick on 69 minutes, ending a
move that saw him hit the foot of the post and Titchhy's follow-up shot
blocked on the goal-line before his classy finish. A defence-splitting
pass from Chhuot Senteang sent Pov Ponvuthy sprinting clear and his aim
was true as he slipped the ball under the keeper. More opportunities
came and went for Orn Chanpolin and Senteang before Chamkarmon scored a
consolation goal out of the blue as a 35-yard effort sailed into the
net. Six minutes before the end, Vat Samnang rounded off a beautiful
move when he sent a first-time curling effort into the net from
Senteang's bye-line pass. On the full-time whistle, Titchhy ghosted past
three players but was denied by the foot of the keeper's outstretched
leg. A masterful performance from the Academy U-16s, who recorded their
second 5-1 win over the same team in two matches.
PPCFC U-16s v Chamkarmon:
Chanvuthy, Chansopheak (T Chhaya 64), Phearath (Ponvuthy 54), Chanchav
(Sovann 54), Baraing, Sodavid (Chanpolin 54), Piphop (Sakrovy 36
(Chanpolin 44) (Sakrovy 46))), Rozak (V Samnang 59), Noeut (Titchhy 54),
Nuron (K Chhaya 54), Muslim (Senteang 54).
MOTM: Rozak - getting stronger with every game. Goals: Titchhy (62), K Chhaya (64), Sakrovy (69), Ponvuthy (72), V Samnang (84).
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| PPCFC U-14s, back row, LtoR: Chanmony, Rafat, Saphy, N David, Sovannaroth, S Samnang. Front Row: Samel, Piseth, S David, Pisoth, Kakada - click to enlarge |
Result: Phnom Penh Crown Academy U-14s 11 Prek Kdam 0 (Friendly).
In
the earlier of the two matches played Sunday afternoon, the Academy
U-14s were too strong for their opponents from Prek Kdam and it was
really a matter of how many goals they would score once the floodgates
opened after five minutes, with Mao Piseth poking the ball in from Tong
Chanmony's corner kick. On 19 minutes a Piseth cross was headed past his
own keeper by a defender and five minutes later San David let fly from
twenty yards as the ball sailed into the net. On 28 minutes Piseth
strode clear and rolled the ball into Chanmony's feet for a simple
tap-in and six minutes before the half-time break, Piseth finished with
confidence from Pich Sovannaroth's pass. In between there were a host of
chances for Piseth and Chanmony that were squandered. After the break,
the goal-glut continued. Five minutes in and Sin Kakada floated in a
free-kick from 20 yards out. On the hour, Kakada's center in front of
goal was turned in by a defender for a second own goal, and ten minutes
later, Piseth got his hat-trick goal with a tap-in from Mit Samel's
cross. On 75 minutes, Kakada was on hand to turn in Chanmony's
cross-shot, and three minutes later he returned the favour, as Chanmony
claimed his second. To round-off the scoring, Kong Rafat, playing in
defence instead of his usual spot between the sticks, launched a 30-yard
free-kick that bounced over the keeper's hands and in, to make it an
11-0 trouncing.
PPCFC U-14s v Prek Kdam: S Samnang, Sovannaroth, Samel, Saphy, Rafat, N David, S David, Pisoth, Kakada, Chanmony, Piseth.
MOTM: Piseth with his hat-trick.
Goals: Piseth 3 (5, 39, 70), Kakada 2 (50,75), Chanmony 2 (28, 78), OG's 2 (19, 59), S David (24), Rafat (81).
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| The Academy boys in black and white after the matches |
