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AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup
India beat Syria 2-0 while Malaysia cruised past Iraq 4-0, with their concluding tie on Sunday earning the winners a place at the 11th edition of the Finals.
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Syria 0-2 India
Syria could only keep their opponents in check until the seventh minute, when Anushka Kumari, who netted the opener against Iraq, picked up a loose ball inside the box and delivered a perfectly-weighted chip over a diving Media Housain.
Kumari, Thandamon Baskey and Alva Devi then missed opportunities at extending India’s lead as the Syria defence regrouped and efficiently cut short any attack.
Syria could only keep their opponents in check until the seventh minute, when Anushka Kumari, who netted the opener against Iraq, picked up a loose ball inside the box and delivered a perfectly-weighted chip over a diving Media Housain.
Kumari, Thandamon Baskey and Alva Devi then missed opportunities at extending India’s lead as the Syria defence regrouped and efficiently cut short any attack.
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Redima Chingkhamayum’s 18-yard attempt in the 39th minute, consecutive point-blank saves by Housain from Abishta Basnett and Julan Nongmaithem and a clearance on the line by Syria skipper Arin Asaad in stoppage time saw India head into the break with only a one-goal advantage despite dominating the half.
Qualifiers - Group E: Syria v India
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Kumari again proved Syria’s bane in the second half, dispossessing defender Amal Issa of the ball in the 55th minute and firing into the top right corner past a slow-to-react Housain to double India’s lead.
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The match was suspended a minute later due to an approaching thunderstorm, and upon the restart, India came close to a third goal from Alva Devi, whose close-range effort in the 67th minute was booted off the line by defender Arwa Ahmad.
An unmarked Kumari closed the match by wasting a golden opportunity to secure her hat-trick in the 76th minute when, with only Housain in her way, she ballooned over from the edge of the six-yard box.
An unmarked Kumari closed the match by wasting a golden opportunity to secure her hat-trick in the 76th minute when, with only Housain in her way, she ballooned over from the edge of the six-yard box.
Iraq 0-4 Malaysia
The hosts took the initiative from the start, with striker Lim You making their first move in the ninth minute with a lofted attempt which keeper Asmaa Shivan Ahmed easily tipped over.
Malaysia’s pressing gave them the lead in the 19th minute when, following a corner, the ball took a deflection of Iraq skipper Asmaa Yousif Qasim in a packed six-yard box and into the path of Aisyah Nur Iman Fuad, who headed over the Iraq custodian.
The hosts took the initiative from the start, with striker Lim You making their first move in the ninth minute with a lofted attempt which keeper Asmaa Shivan Ahmed easily tipped over.
Malaysia’s pressing gave them the lead in the 19th minute when, following a corner, the ball took a deflection of Iraq skipper Asmaa Yousif Qasim in a packed six-yard box and into the path of Aisyah Nur Iman Fuad, who headed over the Iraq custodian.
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A pinpoint cross from You in the 35th minute set up Qaseh Riana Dafira Rafiuddin, but the striker’s quest for a second Malaysian goal was foiled when her shot from outside the box was blocked by an onrushing Ahmed.
The same combination, however, paid off a minute into first half stoppage time when an unmarked Qaseh Riana first-timed the ball from You’s cross between the Iraq custodian and the right post to extend their lead.
The same combination, however, paid off a minute into first half stoppage time when an unmarked Qaseh Riana first-timed the ball from You’s cross between the Iraq custodian and the right post to extend their lead.
Qualifiers - Group E: Iraq v Malaysia
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The hard-working You put her name on the scoresheet in the 58th minute after she manoeuvred past Amel Adnan Qasim on the right edge of the box and curled her shot over an outstretched Ahmed and into the back of the net.
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Malaysia made sure of an emphatic win as Keisha Adeliena Khalid laid up for Aisha Lynn Faris in the 85th minute, with the midfielder finding the target from 18 yards.
