Seventh heaven for Gisung in MCL goalfest

SOUTH Korean striker Gisung Yeon may be relatively new to Cambodian football, but his record seven-goal haul in his second appearance for the club on Sunday against a hapless CMAC United in Phnom Penh Crown’s 11-0 victory will give him an elevated place in the annals of the Metfone C-League for a long time to come.

Crown treated their fans at the RSN Stadium to a goalfest, the likes of which the top flight has not seen for a long time. While huge scorelines are fairly common in the Hun Sen Cup provincial phase matches, a victory margin as big as this in the C-League, with one player scoring seven, is a record that will take some beating.

South African Shane Booysen, Keo Sokpheng, who played a spirited role in Cambodia’s 1-0 win over Afghanistan a week ago, and Sin Kakada all got on the scoresheet.

In Sunday’s other matches, Ministry of National Defence thrashed Electricite du Cambodge 5-0 to keep pressure on league leaders Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng.

The hard-chasing Armymen are one point behind Svay Rieng as the league heads for a near-five week break during which the AFC Under-23 Championship qualifiers will be played in Phnom Penh between July 15 and 23.

Aiming t o re c over l ost ground, fifth-placed defending champions Boeung Ket Angkor edged a 3-2 win over Com- missary of National Police.

In Saturday’s matches, Svay Rieng skipped away from closest rivals Army after beating Asia Euro United 4-0 at Old Stadium early in the second round of matches before the Armymen regained ground with their victory on Sunday.

New a c qui s i t i on Bi s a n George led the Svay Rieng onslaught with a brace. Hoy Phalin scored the opener and Kunthea Ravan polished off the tally for the leaders.

Third-placed NagaWorld strolled to victory over Kirivong Sok Sen Chey, with the casinobacked outfit downing the bottom side 3-1.

Goals from Nhim Sovannara, Diego Gama and Atuheire Kipson secured three points for Naga, who led 2-0 at half-time. After Naga stretched their lead further, Kirivong won a penalty but failed to convert it. They eventually got a consolation late in the game.

In Saturday’s third match, Cambodian Tiger and Western Phnom Penh drew 1-1.