China U17 could not create a surprise against Saudi Arabia U17 in the final match of Group C. Before this match, China U17 ranked third in the group. They had the same 1 point as Tajikistan U17, 2 points behind Australia U17 and 5 points behind Saudi Arabia U17.
China U17 had to win while waiting for Australia U17 to defeat Tajikistan U17 in the same match to be able to qualify for the quarter-finals. However, this goal was ruined right at the first step when they lost to Saudi Arabia.
China U17 started with determination. However, the difference in class and personnel made it easy for China's coordination to be blocked. Even in the 45th minute, China U17 conceded a goal thanks to Al Muwallad's shot.
China U17 was eliminated from the 2023 AFC U17 Championship.
At this time, U17 China was forced to push up the squad. However, they encountered numerous difficulties against the ability of the West Asian players to gather. That made U17 China's physical strength depleted quickly. Towards the end of the match, U17 Saudi Arabia scored 2 more goals to end the match. The scorers were Al Bishri and Al Yuhaybi respectively.
In the same match, U17 Tajikistan also lost 0-2 to U17 Australia. Conceding too many goals caused U17 China to lose the goal difference compared to U17 Tajikistan. U17 China finished bottom of the table and left the tournament right after the group stage. The two teams that advanced were U17 Saudi Arabia and U17 Australia respectively.
The AFC U17 Championship has now determined the 6 teams that will advance to the quarterfinals. Before the 2 teams from Group C, the U17 teams of Thailand, U17 Yemen, U17 Korea and U17 Iran have all qualified to continue. Tomorrow, June 23, the 2 representatives of Group D will be determined to participate in the quarterfinals.
Vietnam U17 still has a chance to pass the group stage. However, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team must beat Uzbekistan U17 and wait for a favorable result from the match between Japan U17 and India U17.
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