Second-half changes key, says Daboub after Palestine edge Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar: Head coach Makram Daboub admitted that substitutions made in the second half of Palestine’s narrow 1-0 win over Mongolia paid dividends after the West Asians got their AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers Final Round Group B campaign off to a winning start at MFF Stadium on Wednesday.
Hwang expects a more clinical Korea Republic in knockout stage
Tashkent: Korea Republic secured their AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2022 quarter-final spot after edging Thailand 1-0 at the Pakhtakor Stadium on Wednesday but head coach Hwang Sun-hong believes there is plenty of room for improvement.
Hai Long eyes more playing time after helping Vietnam into quarter-finals
Tashkent: Nguyen Hai Long was trusted by head coach Gong Oh-kyun to start Vietnam’s final AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2022 Group C tie against Malaysia on Wednesday and the midfielder repaid the faith in him by producing a player of the match performance.
Kuwait City: Two second-half goals secured the three points for Jordan in a 2-0 victory over Nepal on Matchday One of Group A of the AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers Final Round at Jaber Al Ahmad Stadium on Wednesday.
Qualifiers Final Round Group A: Kuwait 1-2 Indonesia
Kuwait City: Indonesia got off to a winning start, defeating the AFC Asian Cup™ 2023 Qualifiers Group A hosts Kuwait 2-1 at Jaber Al Ahmed International Stadium on Wednesday.
Qualifiers Final Round Group D: India 2-0 Cambodia
Kolkata: Sunil Chhetri took his international tally to 82 goals on Wednesday as he scored twice in India’s 2-0 win over Cambodia at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata in their AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers Final Round Group D opener.
Qualifiers Final Round Group E: Turkmenistan 1-3 Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia got their AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers Final Round Group E off to a winning start with a 3-1 victory against Turkmenistan at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Wednesday.
Qualifiers Final Round Group F: Kyrgyz Republic 2-1 Singapore
Bishkek: Kyrgyz Republic came from behind to secure a crucial 2-1 win over Singapore in their opening AFC Asian Cup™ – Final Round Qualifiers Group F clash at Dolen Omurzakov Stadium on Wednesday.