AFC U17 Asian Cup
In the earlier match, Iraq secured their first win with a 3-2 defeat of Chinese Taipei, who fell to their second loss in three starts.
Iraq 3-2 Chinese Taipei
Iraq seized control from the starting whistle but Hayder Al-Mhanawi, Murthada Al Nayayes and Ali Al-Behadili all wasted chances in the opening 15 minutes.
Chinese Taipei, on their part, saw Zhang Yi-Lie’s free-kick in the 20th minute easily collected by Sihad Hussein, Lay Min-En then steering his header wide of the left post eight minutes later.
Iraq seized control from the starting whistle but Hayder Al-Mhanawi, Murthada Al Nayayes and Ali Al-Behadili all wasted chances in the opening 15 minutes.
Chinese Taipei, on their part, saw Zhang Yi-Lie’s free-kick in the 20th minute easily collected by Sihad Hussein, Lay Min-En then steering his header wide of the left post eight minutes later.
Qualifiers - Group B: Iraq v Chinese Taipei
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Keeper Yang Cheng Han dived to his left to parry Mustafa Hamzah’s set-piece in the 34th minute while Sajjad Al-Hilfi’s attempt was narrowly off target 10 minutes later as the West Asian side closed the half with little to show despite their dominance.
Substitute Rasool Al Nidawi broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute when he intercepted a weak back-pass from defender Wang Cheng to Yang and, with the keeper coming way off his line, slotted the ball into an empty net.
Zhang, however, leveled five minutes later when he connected to a lofted cross from Weng Shou-En from the left and headed from outside the six-yard-box past a lunging Hussein.
Kareem Al-Jubainawi again put Iraq ahead in the 75th minute, the midfielder robbing Lai Han-Wei off the ball near the centreline and exchanging passes with fellow substitute Ahmed Shllha before curling the ball past Yang from the edge of the area.
The Chinese Taipei keeper pulled off a fine save to deny Al-Jubainawi in the 86th minute but was beaten for the third time three minutes later when Al-Hilfi came down the middle, shrugged off defender Lin Mu-Yang and drove his shot into the bottom right.
The East Asian side secured their consolation in the third minute of time added on when Hussein was penalised for collecting a pass from Al-Mhanawi inside the area, with Zhang successfully converting his spot-kick but failing to prevent his side from their second defeat in three outings.
The East Asian side secured their consolation in the third minute of time added on when Hussein was penalised for collecting a pass from Al-Mhanawi inside the area, with Zhang successfully converting his spot-kick but failing to prevent his side from their second defeat in three outings.
Thailand 7-0 Maldives
The shaky Maldives defence, which had let in a total of 14 goals in their two previous defeats, fell apart in the seventh minute when Tachin Yeewangkong snuck into the area to collect a pass from Pitchaya Wuttichai and slammed the ball past a diving Ahmed Athif.
The shaky Maldives defence, which had let in a total of 14 goals in their two previous defeats, fell apart in the seventh minute when Tachin Yeewangkong snuck into the area to collect a pass from Pitchaya Wuttichai and slammed the ball past a diving Ahmed Athif.
The custodian then let slip Pitchaya’s lofted cross from the left in the 17th minute, with a lurking Pisitwut Sawkhom booting into the top left corner of the net to double Thailand’s lead.
An unmarked Phuriwat Buacharoen added their third in the 24th minute, connecting to a header from Pisittwut and half-volleying past Athif while Pitchaya netted a fourth two minutes later when he converted a penalty after Asyadh Zahid had brought down Siriwat Hwaaied.
Only some crucial saves by the Maldives keeper from Pitchaya, Phuriwat and Hwaaied prevented the hosts from taking a bigger lead heading into the break, his counterpart Harid Mansin, meanwhile, was literally a bystander on the other end.
An unmarked Phuriwat Buacharoen added their third in the 24th minute, connecting to a header from Pisittwut and half-volleying past Athif while Pitchaya netted a fourth two minutes later when he converted a penalty after Asyadh Zahid had brought down Siriwat Hwaaied.
Only some crucial saves by the Maldives keeper from Pitchaya, Phuriwat and Hwaaied prevented the hosts from taking a bigger lead heading into the break, his counterpart Harid Mansin, meanwhile, was literally a bystander on the other end.
Qualifiers - Group B: Thailand v Maldives
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Hwaaied gave Thailand a perfect start to the second half, going past midfielder Abdulla Shahem and curling the ball beyond a diving Athif within the first minute, and netting a second in the 49th minute when he evaded his marker and struck from the left.
Thailand missed numerous attempts to further the scoreline, substitute Prince Kouakou coming closest when he flicked his shot against the bar in the 73rd minute before substitute Kittikul Moonjoy headed in a cross from Hwaaied on the left in the 78th minute for their seventh and final goal.
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