YANGON (Interstat) — Yangon Royals scored three goals and beat host Myawady 3-1 on Friday at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, closing out the visitors’ fourth win in the competition with a late burst. Yangon Royals opened the scoring in the 26th minute when G. Rodrigues found the net. Myawady answered in the 40th minute through Zin Htwe Thaw, briefly leveling the match before the visitors regained control. The game produced four goals in all, with Yangon Royals finishing with three and Myawady with one. The visitors’ scoring came from Rodrigues, T. Win N. and Tsuchiya S., while Zin Htwe Thaw supplied Myawady’s goal. The home side was seeking its first win of the competition, while Yangon Royals arrived unbeaten in the competition and across all competitions.

Yangon Royals regained the lead in first-half stoppage time when T. Win N. scored. The visitors added another goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, with Tsuchiya S. finishing the scoring. Myawady was shown two red cards in first-half stoppage time, and the home side played the remainder with fewer players. The red cards came in the 45th minute plus four minutes of first-half stoppage time, and Yangon Royals scored again one minute later. Yangon Royals protected its advantage after the break and added the final goal after the match had moved past 90 minutes.

The result lifted Yangon Royals to 4-0 in the competition and 4-0 across all competitions. Myawady fell to 0-3-1 in the competition and 0-3-1 across all competitions. Yangon Royals entered after a 3-1 home win over Mahar United, a 2-1 win at Chinland and a 2-1 win at Yangon United. Myawady entered after a 5-1 loss at Chinland, a 0-0 draw at Yangon United and a 2-0 home loss to Yadanarbon. Those previous results left Yangon Royals unbeaten and Myawady still seeking its first victory of the season. Yangon Royals’ previous three matches all ended in wins, while Myawady’s previous three included two losses and a draw.

At Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon Royals made the early breakthrough and then responded after Myawady’s equalizer. The visitors’ third goal came deep in second-half stoppage time after the match had moved past 90 minutes. Myawady’s red cards came in first-half stoppage time, and the home side had to adjust for the rest of the match. Yangon Royals held the lead after scoring in first-half stoppage time and again in the closing moments. The visitors’ first-half stoppage-time goal came after Myawady’s red cards, and the sequence left the home side with a difficult second half. The visitors managed the final stages and completed the scoring in the 90th minute plus six minutes of second-half stoppage time.

Myawady’s Zin Htwe Thaw scored the home side’s only goal. Rodrigues and T. Win N. were among Yangon Royals’ scorers, and Tsuchiya S. added the late goal. The scoring sequence put Yangon Royals ahead for good after Myawady’s response. The result kept Yangon Royals unbeaten in the competition and left Myawady without a victory. Yangon Royals also remained unbeaten across all competitions, while Myawady stayed winless in both the competition and across all competitions. The win gave Yangon Royals a fourth straight victory in the competition and a fourth straight overall.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Yangon Royals 3, Myawady 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Yangon Royals with a 57.4 percent probability to win. The total score of four went under the over/under line of 3.5.