17 October
THE quarterfinal matches for the inter-ministries football tournament began yesterday at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw.
Yesterday’s quarterfinal match drew the interest of local people as the football team from the Union Attorney General’s Office played against the football team from the Ministry for Electricity and Energy. The match took place at Training Center I of the stadium. In another match, the football team from the Ministry of Home Affairs played against the football team of the Ministry of Defense at Training Center III of the stadium.
The team from the Union Attorney General’s Office beat the team from the Ministry for Electricity and Energy by 3-2, and the team from the Ministry of Defense beat the team from the Ministry of Home Affairs by 6-5 in a penalty kick-off result.
The quarterfinal matches that will be played today include Ministry of Health and Sports vs Ministry of Agriculture, Live-stock and Irrigation at Training Center I of the Wunna Theikdi Stadium and another match be-tween the teams from the Ministry of Planning and Finance and the Nay Pyi Taw City Development Committee at Training Center III of the Wunna Theikdi Stadium.
Fans have been invited to watch the matches free of charge, according to officials.
MNA (Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)
