AFC U17 Asian Cup
The West Asian side, who lost to Japan in their opener, will meet China PR in their final match on Tuesday while Indonesia take on Japan on the same day - with all four sides still in the running for a place in the last eight.
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Qatar started the livelier side but Indonesia soon found their rhythm, with Farrel Luckyta, Peres Tjoe and Putu Ekayana all seeing their attempts go off-target or ably handled by the Qatar backline.
The Southeast Asian side should have opened the scoring in the 16th minute following a handball by defender Taha Nassir, but Qatar keeper Bakri Mohamed judged correctly to punch out Mathew Baker’s spot-kick.
The Southeast Asian side should have opened the scoring in the 16th minute following a handball by defender Taha Nassir, but Qatar keeper Bakri Mohamed judged correctly to punch out Mathew Baker’s spot-kick.
Group B: Qatar v Indonesia
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Both sides continued to trade blows, with Jad Hadi Khalil ballooning the ball over in the 34th minute in Qatar’s first attempt while Bakri made an easy save from Girly Andrade’s half-volley from outside the area to close the first half.
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Qatar finally struck first in the 57th minute when Ayokunle Tokode surged down the middle after a nice set-up by Khalil, evaded two defenders and coolly slotted the ball past a wrong-footed Mike Rajasa Hoppenbrouwers.
They doubled their lead in the 66th minute when Dhiaeddine Larbi, again off a pass from Khalil, made an unchallenged run down the left and chipped past Hoppenbrouwers, his shot hitting the left post before finding the back of the net.
Qatar’s win was dampened when Amr Mohamed was sent off five minutes into stoppage time for violent conduct, with both sides going into their respective final matches with all to play for.
Qatar’s win was dampened when Amr Mohamed was sent off five minutes into stoppage time for violent conduct, with both sides going into their respective final matches with all to play for.
