U.17 Vietnam may meet Uzbekistan, if group leader meets Saudi Arabia
According to Siamsport , Thailand U.17 did not show the same fiery spirit as Vietnam U.17, they gave up after losing 2 early matches and were eliminated. Therefore, despite all the promises, the young "War Elephants" entered the honorable match with the Chinese team underperforming.
Vietnam U.17 is expected to enter the quarter-finals of the U.17 Asian tournament and win a place at the World Cup.
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Only luck helped U.17 Thailand escape conceding goals in the first half to keep the score at 0-0. Before entering the second half, coach Jadet Meelarp's students finally had to pick the ball out of the net early with 2 quick goals in the 56th and 59th minutes. The goals were scored by Bunyamin (scored from the 11m mark) and Jiang Zhiqin for the Chinese team.
With 3 consecutive losses, U.17 Thailand left the U.17 Asian Cup empty-handed. Meanwhile, in the remaining match of Group A to determine the first and second place, U.17 Uzbekistan defeated Saudi Arabia 3-0 to maintain the top spot.
In Southeast Asia, after U.17 Indonesia secured an early ticket to continue in Group C, now only U.17 Vietnam has high hopes of continuing if they beat UAE at 10:00 p.m. on April 10 in the decisive match of Group B.
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If they continue as runners-up, U.17 Vietnam will face a very strong opponent, U.17 Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, if they top the group, they will meet the host team Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals.
In an interview with the-AFC website of the Asian Football Confederation, coach Cristiano Roland of the Vietnam U.17 team expressed: "We just want our players to show the highest determination like in the previous two matches (drawing 1-1 with Australia and Japan). We will enter the match with the spirit of not giving up and fighting until the last minute in the match against the UAE team."
Also according to coach Cristiano Roland: "The match against the UAE team will be similar to what we did in the first two matches. We will study the opponent and make our plan. We know that, like the previous matches, this match will be difficult for us. But we will try our best to achieve the desired result".
Meanwhile, UAE U17 coach Majed Salem said: "We knew from the beginning that the draw had put us in a tough group where we would not have any easy matches. Now we have another tough opponent, Vietnam U17. We will play our best to win and qualify for the next round."
In the decisive match between the U.17 Vietnam team and the UAE, the U.17 Vietnam team only had to win to advance, while the UAE team only needed a draw to qualify for the next round and secure a spot at the World Cup.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/u17-thai-lan-trang-tay-roi-cuoc-choi-moi-hy-vong-don-cho-doi-u17-viet-nam-185250410080452532.htm
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