AFC U17 Asian Cup
Palestine also had a positive start, defeating Malaysia 2-0.
Guam 0-6 Singapore
Caden Pereira caused Guam problems early on, forcing the East Asian side to concede a penalty after being fouled by Ben Quidachay. Pereira converted from the spot in the second minute.
Guam were pinned back in their own half and conceded another penalty two minutes later when Chima Mbakem Jr brought down Ahmad Farid, with the latter sending goalkeeper Noah Dodge the wrong way to make it 2-0.
Qualifiers - Group E: Guam v Singapore
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Another defensive error gifted Singapore their third goal in the 21st minute. Ben Quidachay’s backpass slipped past Dodge, allowing Aidan Irfan to tap the ball into an unguarded net.
Lai Keng Lum then beat two markers before curling the ball into the top-right corner four minutes later before Tyler Tan added another a minute before the half-time whistle after latching onto a long ball into the box, surging past Timothy Dixon and slotting past Dodge from close range.
Singapore extended their lead a minute into the second half after Putera Irfan pounced on a loose backpass, beat the defence and slotted past Dodge to seal the comprehensive victory.
Palestine 2-0 Malaysia
Palestine threatened first in the 16th minute when Taha Soueidan won possession down the right and set up Mohammed Jamhou, whose curling effort from the edge of the box was palmed away by Malaysia goalkeeper Adam Nurfakrullah.
The West Asian side's positive play paid off a minute later off a set-piece situation when Yazan Khalifah volleyed home Abdelrahman Sharifeh’s free-kick past a rooted Adam.
Sharifeh came close to doubling Palestine’s advantage in the 20th minute after seeing another free-kick skim the top of the bar, with Malaysia responding seconds later but Haziq Shakirin narrowly missed the target after meeting Fazryel Ashraf’s cross from the right.
Fazryel turned provider again three minutes later after finding Fahim Akmal, whose glancing header drifted just wide of the left post.
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Palestine began the second half with the same intensity and doubled their advantage in the 51st minute, Yousef Bustami steering Abdelrahman Sharifeh’s corner into the bottom right corner.
Malaysia pushed forward in search of a goal and came close in the 87th minute when Fareez Danial’s powerful header from Fazryel ’s corner was deflected by Palestine goalkeeper Mohammed Abdalkarim, before Nur Azam Muslim sent his effort over the bar following a counter-attack in stoppage time.
The Southeast Asian side were handed a lifeline moments later when Ibrahim Hussein brought Adam Muqri inside the box, but Abdalkarim stood firm to deny Aidil Mukhridz’s spot-kick.
