Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Nay Pyi Taw: Thailand landed their second straight win in their qualifying campaign for the AFC U-14 Championship 2014 after beating Singapore 2-0 at the Zeyar Thiri Stadium in Myanmar on Wednesday.
The victory stands on the back of a 6-2 win over Indonesia on opening day for Group F on Tuesday, while Singapore’s first match ended in a 3-1 win over Laos.
Forward Aru Suberi opened the scoring on 11 minutes before Jinnawat Russamee sealed the second goal on the 46th minute mark in the 60-minute game.
Thailand top the group being the only side with a perfect record after two games while Singapore trail below in second.
The Thai boys led by head coach Somsak Senchaowanich will head into their next match against Bangladesh on Friday while the Nor Azli Bin Mohd-led Singaporeans will have Indonesia as their next opponents.
Forty-six nations were in the qualifications and were divided into four zones of two groups each (total eight groups) with the top two teams from each zone (total eight teams) qualifying for the finals.
Six nations – Iran, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, DPR Korea and Iraq – have clinched their tickets to the finals so far. The results of the ongoing Groups F and also E, both in Myanmar, will complete the qualification stage of the inaugural U-14 competition.
Group F standings so far:
Thailand – 6 points
Singapore – 3 points
Indonesia – 3 points
Laos – 3 points
Bangladesh –1 point
Cambodia – 1 point