AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

2022 - 10 - 10

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AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers: India beaten 2-1 by Saudi Arabia (Sportstar)

India qualified for the 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup despite a 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia in a Group D match of the qualifiers at the Prince Mohammed bin ...

Haji doubled his tally in the 58th minute from the spot to make it 2-0 for Saudi Arabia. It looked like table-topper Saudi Arabia will finish with a clean sheet but India’s Thanglalsoun Gangte scored with an excellent finish in the 95th minute, the last minute of the second-half stoppage time to make it 2-1. Saudi Arabia took a first-half lead courtesy Haji’s strike in the 22nd minute where he found the bottom corner of the net with an accurate low shot.

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India qualify for AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 - know all qualified teams (Olympics)

The Indian football team lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers but made the cut as one of the six best runners-up teams.

In added time, however, Thanglalsoun Gangte, who has been excellent for India throughout the qualifying campaign, found a consolation goal in the dying seconds. Since the groups had a varying number of teams, some four and some five, a special formula was used to draw up the table for the best runners-ups. Thailand and Laos were the two other runners-up teams to make the cut.

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Indian Football Team Qualify For AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 Despite ... (Outlook India)

India qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 by virtue of being one of the six best second-placed teams across the 10 groups of the qualifying ...

Three minutes later, Gangte snuck in a sharp shot at the near post but was denied by a remarkable save by the Saudi Arabia custodian, as India put on a determined late surge. However, he doubled his side's lead in the 58th minute after scoring from the penalty spot. Earlier in the competition, India had notched up a hat-trick of wins against Maldives (5-0), Kuwait (3-0) and Myanmar (4-1).

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India qualify for AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 despite losing 1-2 to ... (Hindustan Times)

Despite the defeat, the Blue Colts qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 by virtue of being one of the six best second-placed teams across the 10 groups ...

Korou came close in the 70th minute with a diving header. However, he doubled his side's lead in the 58th minute after scoring from the penalty spot. The winger fired his shot on target but it was saved by the Saudi goalkeeper.

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India qualify for AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 despite 1-2 loss at ... (Business Standard)

India secured themselves a spot in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 despite a 1-2 loss at the hands of hosts Saudi Arabia in their final qualification match.

Both sides traded blows right till the end and in the last minute of stoppage time, Gangte put India on the scoreboard as he fired home an expertly-taken finish. Korou came close in the 70th minute with a diving header. However, he doubled his side's advantage in the 58th minute after scoring from a penalty kick. The winger fired his shot on target but it was saved by the goalkeeper. However, it was cleared away at the last moment as the striker looked to turn and shoot. India secured their qualification to the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 by virtue of being one of the six best second-placed teams across the 10 groups of the qualifying tournament.

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India qualify for AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 despite losing against ... (Times Now)

Despite the 2-1 defeat vs Saudi Arabia in their final qualification match, India qualified for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 by virtue of being one of the six ...

[Maldives](/topic/maldives)(5-0), Kuwait (3-0) and Myanmar (4-1). Related News [What a beautiful number: Cristiano Ronaldo shares heartfelt post after securing record-breaking 700th goal] [India](/topic/india)secured a berth for next year's [Saudi Arabia](/topic/saudi-arabia)in their final qualification match here.

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India continue winning run at AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers with 4 ... (The New Indian Express)

The first shot on target came in the 21st minute through Korou Singh, who shot from the edge of the penalty area but lacked sufficient power.

Last Updated: 09th October 2022 07:16 PM Published: 09th October 2022 07:16 PM The first shot on target came in the 21st minute through Korou Singh, who shot from the edge of the penalty area but lacked sufficient power.

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India qualify for AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 despite losing 1-2 ... (Deccan Herald)

India secured a berth for next year's AFC U-17 Asian Cup despite going down 1-2 to hosts Saudi Arabia in their final qualification match here.

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