Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jiangyin: Oday Dabbagh’s goal handed Palestine a vital lifeline in their AFC U23 Championship 2018 campaign following a 1-1 draw with DPR Korea on Saturday at the Jiangyin Sports Center.
Palestine enjoyed an early lead, thanks to Dabbagh’s first half effort, but a second half own goal from Mohammed Rashid ensured both sides shared the spoils.
In what was a crucial match for both teams, Palestine began the more spirited, pressing DPR Korea back in their half, and Mahmoud Yousef came close to opening the scoring in the ninth minute when Mohamed Darwish’s through pass found him outside the box but he shot straight into the arms of goalkeeper Kang Ju-hyok.
Seven minutes later, Elkayed Mohammed’s long range pass to Dabbagh set him up perfectly against Kang, where he made no mistake to give Palestine the lead.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Changzhou: With Japan through to the quarter-finals, only one spot is left for the other contenders in Group B of the AFC U23 Championship China 2018 and Palestine head coach Ayman Sandouqa is hoping to make it count on Tuesday.
Palestine’s 1-1 draw with DPR Korea on Matchday Two has put them in a difficult position as they need to beat Thailand at the Changzhou Stadium and hope Japan defeat DPR Korea.
Coach Sandouqa knows the road ahead is difficult, saying: “Our game against them (Thailand) won’t be easy.
“We will fix our mistakes and overcome the problems we had in the earlier matches.
“We will enter the next match looking for the win.”
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Changzhou: With the AFC U23 Championship group stage coming to an end for Groups B and C on Tuesday, the-AFC.com clarifies the possible qualification scenarios ahead of the Matchday Three action.
Group B
Game 1: Thailand (THA) v Palestine (PLE): Changzhou Olympic Sports Center
Game 2: Japan (JPN) v DPR Korea (PRK): Jiangyin Sports Center
Japan were the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals and currently have six points, followed by DPR Korea with four and Palestine with one point. Thailand are eliminated, regardless of the their last result.
THA win + PRK win results in = PRK 7pts, JPN 6pts, THA 3pts, PLE 1pts
THA win + Game 2 draw results in = JPN 7pts, PRK 5pts, THA 3pts, PLE 1pts
THA win + JPN win results in = JPN 9pts, PRK 4pts, THA 3pts, PLE 1pts
Game 1 draw + PRK win results in = PRK 7pts, JPN 6pts, PLE 2pts, THA 1pts
Both games drawn results in = JPN 7pts, PRK 5pts, PLE 2pts, THA 1pts
Game 1 draw + JPN win results in = JPN 9pts, PRK 4pts, PLE 2pts, THA 1pts
PLE win + PRK win results in = PRK 7pts, JPN 6pts, PLE 4pts, THA 0pts
PLE win + Game 2 draw results in = JPN 7 pts, PRK 5pts, PLE 4pts, THA 0pts
PLE win + JPN win results in = JPN 9pts, PRK 4pts^^, PLE 4pts^^, THA 0pts
^ Ranking determined on number of points obtained from group match among the teams (Article 9.3.2.1)
^^ Ranking determined on goal difference from the group matches among the teams (Article 9.3.2.2 and 9.3.2.3). If still equal, yellow and red cards will be calculated (Article 9.3.2.8) or the drawing of lots will take place (Article 9.3.2.9) in the order given. If the drawing of lots is required, it will be at the AFC Headquarters hotel on the same night. The timing will be announced by the AFC, taking into account sufficient time for concerned teams to send representatives.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jiangyin: Japan moved a step closer to retaining the AFC U23 Championship title after Ko Itakura’s 90th minute goal gave them a 1-0 win over Thailand in their Group B clash on Saturday.
On the back of their opening day win, Japan started confidently at the Jiangyin Sports Center, while Thailand were cautious and content to rely on counter attacks.
Japan upped their tempo as the match progressed with Kyosuke Tagawa pressing down the middle, alongside Akito Takagi and Yuto Iwasaki on the right and left flanks respectively.
Thailand then began to pile on the pressure, looking to regain possession but Hajime Moriyasu’s side kept to their plan of attack, holding the ball and slowly moving into the attacking third but a goal continued to elude them.