Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Islamic Republic of Iran are two matches away from defending their AFC U-20 Futsal Championship title, but will face a daunting challenge in the form of Japan in the semi-finals at the Pour Sharifi Stadium on Thursday.
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
Goals scored: 13
Conceded: 7
Top scorer: Salar Aghapour (5 goals)
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Afghanistan and Indonesia have made history by reaching the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship semi-finals for the first time after producing some phenomenal performances, and both sides are determined to go one step further and make a bid for the title.
AFGHANISTAN
Goals scored: 11
Conceded: 6
Top scorer: Seyed Hossein Mousavi (4 goals)
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Islamic Republic of Iran needed extra time to see off the plucky challenge of Lebanon, winning 3-2 to seal their place in the semi-finals of the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 on Tuesday.
Iran will play Japan in Thursday's semi-final after the East Asians defeated 2017 runners-up Iraq in their last eight tie earlier on Tuesday.
The other semi-final will see Indonesia taking on Afghanistan.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Afghanistan moved within two matches of the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 title after scoring a 3-2 win over Thailand in their quarter-final tie on Tuesday.
Afghanistan, who have stated their aim is to emerge champions, will play Indonesia in the semi-finals on Thursday.
The match was expected to be a cracker as Afghanistan and Thailand were impressive en route to the knockout stage but it was the Southeast Asians who started the brighter and tested goalkeeper Mohammad Javad Safari in the opening minute.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Japan advanced to the semi-finals of the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 with a 2-0 win over Iraq on Tuesday.
Japan will face the winners of the Islamic Republic of Iran or Lebanon in Thursday's semi-finals.
The tie was a repeat of the 2017 quarter-final, where Iraq emerged victors, but this was a different Japanese side and the match began as expected, with both teams applying heavy pressure from the start.
Iraq’s Al Muwafaq Al Rubaye had the first real chance of the game in the second minute when he let loose a strike from distance but failed to keep his shot down, before Japan had their own opportunity a minute later after Osawa Masashi intercepted a back pass, but he too missed by inches.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Indonesia survived a late Vietnamese revival to defeat their Southeast Asian rivals 7-5 in their AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 quarter-finals at the Pour Sharifi Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.
Indonesia will face the winners of the Thailand-Afghanistan tie, who play later on Tuesday, in the semi-finals on Thursday.
Indonesian goalkeeper Ahmad Habiebie returned between the posts after serving a one-match ban, but was hardly called into action in the opening minutes as the young Garuda held the lion’s share of possession, but struggled to beat Vietnam custodian Nguyen Tang Dinh.
Vietnam, who were alert in defence, kept Indonesia at bay but an error by Dao Cong Hoang in the seventh minute almost gave their Southeast Asian rivals a head start when Mohammad Afif Rizky dispossessed Cong Hoang in the final third, but Tang Dinh was alert to thwart the danger.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: After 12 incredibly intense and entertaining matches, eight teams will continue their AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 journey in the Quarter-finals, but first, relive the action from the Group Stage.
Match Highlights and its Reports can be found below.
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Group winners: IR Iran, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia
Group runners-up: Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq, Vietnam