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Saudi Arabia finished second after they beat Indonesia 3-2 to also advance.
Afghanistan 18-2 Macau
Seyed Hossein Mousavi scored twice in the fourth minute to put Afghanistan in front, just 14 seconds separating his first and second goals to give his side an early cushion.
Seyed Hossein Mousavi scored twice in the fourth minute to put Afghanistan in front, just 14 seconds separating his first and second goals to give his side an early cushion.
Mahdi Norowzi (8th) increased Afghanistan’s lead before Mousavi secured his hat-trick two minutes later, followed by Abdul Ghafar Sadeqi’s (11th) goal before Fong Chi Wa pulled one back for Macau through a penalty kick in the 14th minute.
Afghanistan went on to take an 8-1 lead into the half-time break from goals scored by Hosain Hasan Zadah (17th), Mousavi (19th) and Farzad Mahmoodi (20th).
The goals continued in the second half as Mousavi (22nd) grabbed his fifth of the game with Akbar Kazemi netting four times in the 23rd, 26th, 27th and 35th minutes.
The other goals were scored by Mahmoodi (27th), Mehran Gholami (29th, 39th), Reza Hossein Poor (34th) and Hassan Ali Jafari (34th) with Fong pulling one back for Macau in the 35th minute.
Indonesia 2-3 Saudi Arabia
Both sides went into the game knowing that three points would take them to Thailand 2024 and it was Saudi Arabia who struck sensationally towards the end of the first half.
Both sides went into the game knowing that three points would take them to Thailand 2024 and it was Saudi Arabia who struck sensationally towards the end of the first half.
The hosts were phenomenal in a four-minute spell, scoring through Fares Fahad Almaleh (15th), Moath Mohammad Alasiri (16th) and Nawaf Mubarak Aroan (18th).
Indonesia came back fighting in the second half as Ardianshah reduced the deficit in the 24th minute before Firman Adriansyah's goal in the 33rd minute made it nervy final part of the match for both teams
Another goal would have taken Indonesia through because of their superior goal difference but their chances were diminished after Samuel Eko was shown the red card in the 35th minute and Saudi Arabia held on for the win.
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