Goals to Alexander Menelaou, Bernardo Oliviera, and Adrian Segecic have helped lift Australia’s Joeys to their second win from as many starts at the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship in Chonburi, Thailand.
Trevor Morgan’s youngsters, who defeated Cambodia 3-1 in their opener on Sunday, led 1-0 over Laos at half-time before two second stanza strikes ensured that the team claimed a 3-0 victory and moved to six points from their first two Group B encounters.
The Joeys will have a day’s rest from match play on Wednesday before featuring in their third fixture of the tournament against Malaysia, who have also won two from two, on Thursday afternoon (local time).
REPORT: Joeys off to winning start at AFF U15 Championship
JOEYS: Q and A with Joeys boss Trevor Morgan
Malaysia performed strongly in their first game of the group phase to defeat Brunei Darussalam 8-0, before backing up that effort with a 2-0 win over Cambodia earlier today.
The Joeys need to finish first or second in Group B to advance to the semi-finals of the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship in Thailand.
This Joeys group will venture to Vietnam in September 2019 to take part in 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.
Upcoming Matches | 2019 AFF U-15 Championship | Chonburi, Thailand
Australia v Malaysia
Date: Thursday, 1 August 2019
Location: IPE Chonburi Stadium 1, Chonburi, Thailand
Kick-off: 3.00pm (local); 6.00pm (AEST)
Australia v Thailand
Date: Saturday, 3 August 2019
Location: IPE Chonburi Stadium 1, Chonburi, Thailand
Kick-off: 6.00pm (local); 9.00pm (AEST)
Brunei Darussalam v Australia
Date: Monday, 5 August 2019
Location: IPE Chonburi Stadium 2, Chonburi, Thailand
Kick-off: 3.30pm (local); 6.30pm (AEST)
