Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Indonesia sealed their place in the knockout stage of the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 with a 6-3 win over Chinese Taipei in Group D action on Saturday.
The defeat ended Chinese Taipei's campaign as they had lost to 2017 runners-up Iraq 5-2 in their opening tie on Friday. Indonesia will now play Iraq on Sunday to decide the Group D winners.
Knowing they had to win to keep their hopes alive, Chinese Taipei started on the front foot but less than 90 seconds into the match, Indonesia claimed first blood through Mohammad Afif Rizky’s effort, who displayed some impressive dribbling skills before beating Sun Chi-Yuan from outside the box.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: After 12 incredibly intense and entertaining matches, eight teams will continue their AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 journey in the Quarter-finals, but first, relive the action from the Group Stage.
Match Highlights and its Reports can be found below.
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Group winners: IR Iran, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia
Group runners-up: Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq, Vietnam
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Hong Kong produced a phenomenal performance against Islamic Republic of Iran in their opening Group A tie and despite the East Asians falling to a 7-3 defeat, the experience was priceless, said hat-trick hero Wong Wai Kwok.
Hong Kong entered the Finals as a replacement for Saudi Arabia following their withdrawal from the tournament, and many would have assumed defending champions IR Iran would cruise to an easy victory, but Chan Fei Tat’s side displayed exemplary fighting spirit.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Thailand’s Thawatchai Rairat is aiming for a better performance, despite the Southeast Asians opening their AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 Group B campaign with a 4-2 win over Kyrgyz Republic.
Thawatchai was instrumental in Thailand’s win on Friday, as he broke the stalemate in the fifth minute, before Kyrgyz scored two back-to-back goals a few minutes later.
However, Thawatchai struck again three minutes from the half-time break to level the score.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Iraq recovered from an early deficit to open their AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 campaign with a hard-fought 5-2 win over Chinese Taipei at the Pour Sharifi Indoor Stadium on Friday.
The second edition of the AFC U-20 Championship kicked off in spectacular fashion, with both teams employing a high-tempo strategy, as Chinese Taipei matched 2017 runners-up Iraq’s intensity in the opening minutes.
Iraq’s Sabtain Abbas Al Challabi had the first chance of the game when he lost his marker on the right flank and let loose a shot that missed the upright by mere inches.
However, it was his opposite number, Huang Yu-Wei, who opened the scoring in the third minute with a swift strike from near the second penalty spot into the bottom right corner.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Three first half goals laid the foundation for Japan’s 3-1 win against Tajikistan, as the East Asians kicked off their AFC U-20 Championship IR Iran 2019 Group C campaign brightly on Friday.
Japan, quarter-finalists in the 2017 edition, dominated the early possession against a Tajikistan side that opted for a more defensive approach, as the Central Asians played patiently waiting for openings to launch counter attacks.
Despite the lion’s share of control, Japan faced difficulties in penetrating Tajikistan’s blockade, with Osawa Masashi coming closest when he struck the upright in the fourth minute.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tabriz: Thailand came back from a goal down after taking the lead to beat Kyrgyz Republic 4-2 in their opening AFC U-20 Futsal Championship IR Iran 2019 Group B tie on Friday.
Thailand entered the tie as favourites, having finished third two years ago, along with their impressive perfect record in the ASEAN Zone Qualifiers.
So it was no surprise that their movement around the final third was clinical, but Kyrgyz custodian Aman Sydybekov and his defenders were up to the challenge in the opening minutes.