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Qualifiers - Group E: Guam 0-5 Palestine; Singapore 2-4 India

Qualifiers - Group E: Guam 0-5 Palestine; Singapore 2-4 India

Kuala Lumpur: Skipper Dallamuon Gangte starred with a hat-trick to steer India to a 4-2 win over Singapore in their AFC U17 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2027™ Qualifiers Group E tie on Wednesday.
The earlier match saw Palestine secure their second win by sweeping aside Guam 5-0.
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Guam 0-5 Palestine
Palestine opened their account just two minutes in, Abdelrahman Sharifeh’s cross from the right was turned in from close range by captain Yazan Khalifah after his first attempt was saved by Liam Ralph.

They needed another five minutes to double their lead after Nikko Byerly brought down Ali Hariri, with Mohammed Jamhour sending Ralph the wrong way with a well-taken spot-kick to the right.  
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The Guam defence regrouped after their jittery start but only held up until the 29th minute, when Yunan Badarne, who had come on a minute earlier, weaved down the centre from the left and fired into the bottom right corner.

Yazan Abuarmaneh added their fourth on the half-hour mark with a dipping 20-yard shot that whizzed past a diving Ralph as Palestine wrapped up the first half with a commanding performance. 

Qualifiers - Group E: Guam v Palestine

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The West Asian side continued to push forward after the break but had to wait until the 67th minute to extend the scoreline when Zein Abouatiq back-heeled Khalifah’s drive from inside the six-yard box. 
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Abouatiq came close to his second five minutes before the end but sent his attempt into the side netting as Palestine boosted their hopes of advancing to the Finals. 
Singapore 2-4 India
Both sides made an assured start but found chances hard to come by, Aidan Irfan coming closest in the fifth minute when he took advantage of a defensive error but then chipped the ball over in a one-on-one with keeper Maroof Shafi.
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The South Asian side leveled on the half hour mark through captain Gangte, who shrugged off his marker, and as the Singapore defence converged on him, slammed the ball on the turn between Ilhad Rezal and the right post.

Qualifiers - Group E: Singapore v India

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Gangte had a great chance to put India ahead two minutes into the restart, brushing off a challenge by Leo Chin Hee but dragging his effort wide of the left post. 

India’s persistence in the attacking third paid off in the 60th minute when Hee brought down Hrishikesh Manavathi, and Gangte confidently converted his spot-kick by placing his shot just beyond Rezal’s reach into the top right corner.
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It took Singapore just five minutes to find the equaliser, Ahmad Izzan going low to direct his header off a corner past a lax defence and a flat-footed Shafi.

The livewire Gangte again came to India’s rescue when he followed up on Rezal’s save from David Irom’s strike in the 83rd minute with a low volley past the prone keeper. 
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Substitute Ristik Maity made sure of the win a minute before regulation time, picking up a loose ball after a collision between Rezal and Manavathi to slot home into an empty net and give India their first three points.  

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