Academy net 11

Academy v Rachana, back row, LtoR: Chanvuthy, Titchhy, Sovann, Sodavid, Chanpolin, Rozak. Front: Baraing, Senteang, Ponvuthy, Nuron, Phearath - click to enlarge

The Phnom Penh Crown Academy were back in action Sunday afternoon at RSN. Their visitors were the Rachana team from Prek Kdam, who were older and unbeaten according to their manager. That was about to change as the Academy ran out 11-0 victors. Crown are getting ready for the upcoming Youth League which begins next month with U-15 and U-17 competitions. It took just seven minutes for Sath Rozak to open the scoring, lobbing the keeper from Orn Chanpolin's pass. Ouk Sovann was finding lots of room at right-back and he slotted in the next, on 20 minutes from Mat Nuron's pass. The home team were creating chances at will and on the half hour, Chhuot Senteang tapped in from Pov Ponvuthy's center. A Senteang breakaway, a Chanpolin pass and In Sodavid drilled the ball in off the upright two minutes later. Within a minute Sovann grabbed his second, with a neat finish from Chanpolin's through ball. With their next attack, the Academy made is six at the break as Ponvuthy set up Senteang and his chip was inch perfect. Four minutes after the restart, Seut Baraing's venture down the left flank set up Senteang for his hat-trick, with a simple tap in. Yeu Muslim set up Nuron for a clinical finish from an angle, ten minutes in. Ten minutes later, Chanpolin netted with a clean strike from Long Phearath's pass. Coach Bouy Dary made changes before Mao Piseth gave Sraing Titchhy the space to fire home from 20 yards. Chanpolin rounded off the 11-0 victory with a shot from outside the box that crept through the keeper's legs. 
Academy v Rachana: Chanvuthy, Sovann, Phearath (Sakrovy 79), Titchhy, Baraing (Chanchav 49), Chanpolin, Sodavid, Rozak (Sakrovy 29 (Muslim 49)), Ponvuthy (V Samnang 70), Nuron (Piseth 72), Senteang. MOTM: Chanpolin. Goals: Rozak (7), Sovann 2 (20, 34), Senteang 3 (31, 35, 49), Sodavid (33), Nuron (54), Chanpolin 2 (65, 83), Titchhy (82).

The two teams together before kick-off