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The Thais picked up their second win in a row with Siwa Pikulhom’s 57th minute volley earning Jukkapant Punpee’s side three points to move clear at the summit with one round of matches remaining.
The win follows an opening victory against the UAE and leaves Thailand on the cusp of qualifying for next year’s finals, which will be played in Uzbekistan.
Turkmenistan 0-1 Thailand
Jakrapon Upakara was denied the opener by Izzat Erkinov’s sharp save while Gurbanguly Garayeev dragged his shot across the face of the Thai goal as both sides sought a first-half opener.
Jakrapon Upakara was denied the opener by Izzat Erkinov’s sharp save while Gurbanguly Garayeev dragged his shot across the face of the Thai goal as both sides sought a first-half opener.
Thailand went closest when Siwakorn Ponsan’s free kick thumped against the crossbar but, 12 minutes after the restart, the hosts went in front when Siwa sent his volley from Nathakorn Rattanasuwan’s left wing cross beyond Erkinov.
Qualifiers - Group F: UAE v Iraq; Turkmenistan v Thailand
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UAE 1-2 Iraq
Meanwhile, Sajjad Hussein Al Zayedi’s second half header and Ammar Ali Al Hlaici’s late penalty save saw Iraq come back from a goal down to defeat the UAE.
Meanwhile, Sajjad Hussein Al Zayedi’s second half header and Ammar Ali Al Hlaici’s late penalty save saw Iraq come back from a goal down to defeat the UAE.
The Emiratis took the lead in the 15th minute when Butti Khamis Al Jneidi tried his luck from distance and, while Al Hlaichi kept out the initial effort, Yannick Muller was first to react to the rebound to bury the ball in the bottom corner.
Iraq managed to pull level on the stroke of halftime when the UAE defence failed to clear Sajjad Hussein Al Saeed’s long throw into the area, allowing Aws Al Talebi to feed the ball back across goal from where Moamel Malik Al Shawi scored.
As the game moved into the final quarter, the Iraqis took the lead when the Emirati defence only partially cleared Zainulabdeen Al Rubaye’s free kick, the ball falling to Karrar Al Saeedi, whose delivery was flicked on by Al Shawi to allow Al Zeyadi to head home uncontested.
The UAE were awarded a late penalty when Al Hlaici brought down Mubarak Al Blooshi in the area but the goalkeeper redeemed himself, diving to his left to keep out Muller’s spot-kick and secure the three points for Iraq.
Thailand lead the standings with six points, three ahead of Turkmenistan and Iraq with the UAE yet to claim a point.
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