Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Nay Pyi Taw: Indonesia finished second in Group F after beating Bangladesh 2-0 in their last qualifying match of the AFC U-14 Championship 2014 at the Zeyar Thiri Stadium in Myanmar on Monday.
Egy Maulana Vikri scored both goals for the Indonesian side who finished the campaign on 10 points, two points adrift from Thailand who topped the group and therefore advanced to the finals.
Mundari Karya’s Indonesian boys had won three of their games – 5-0 against Cambodia, 1-0 Laos and Bangladesh, but succumbed 6-2 to Thailand and drawn 0-0 with Singapore.
Winless Bangladesh led by head coach Uzzal Chakraborty had to be content with bottom position in the six-nation group. They drew in two games and lost in the remaining three.
In another group , Group E also hosted by Myanmar, Timor Leste emerged as the champions having won four of five games and also claimed their ticket to the 2014 finals.
The qualification stage is now complete and all the eight teams contesting for top honours in the inaugural U-14 continental competition are Thailand, Timor Leste, IR Iran, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, DPR Korea and Iraq.
Final Group F standings:
Thailand – 12 points
Indonesia – 10 points
Singapore – 8 points
Laos – 7 points
Cambodia – 2 points
Bangladesh – 2 points