Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers - Group D Preview: Maldives will fight to the end, vows Stewart

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers - Group D Preview: Maldives will fight to the end, vows Stewart

Male: Darren Stewart will send his Maldives side out to face Oman in Male on Tuesday knowing defeat will bring the Indian Ocean islanders’ hopes of appearing at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals to an end.

The Maldives lie in third place in Group D, which has seen Stewart and his team pitted against Palestine and Bhutan in a challenging draw for the South Asian nation.

But with one win under their belts against Bhutan, Maldives will look to, at least, avoid defeat when they take on Pim Verbeek’s team.

“As always we will be out there trying to win, if we win we are still in it, but if we lose we are out,” says Stewart. “So we will give it everything against one of the Middle East's most powerful football nations.​

“Oman are a very organised, and an extremely strong and fit team who have been on numerous camps to qualify for the Asian Cup, so we, the players and the coaching staff, know what we are up against.​”

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