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[MohannaD]

Pakistan 3 - 1 Afghanistan




Hmmm....that makes our job much harder.
I was hoping for atleast a draw.





Next matches on September 22nd:

Yemen vs Pakistan
UAE vs Kuwait
Afghanistan vs Maldives

The match was entertaining , Afghanistan had many supporters, both teams played well , but I think Pakistan started to get better as the game progressed . I was watching from home wearing Shalwar Kamees .

[Haris]

For Afghanistan to qualify we need to beat Maldives and the result of the Pakistan-Yemen match must be a draw.

[MohannaD]

For Afghanistan to qualify we need to beat Maldives and the result of the Pakistan-Yemen match must be a draw.

Even if they don't make it , they played well and that counts . I think the future of football in Afghanistan is better then before if they keep it up . I would like to see them in a world cup .

[MohannaD]

Assalamu Alaikum
Tonight is the match !
Afghanistan and Yemen .

[Haris]

An article on the Pakistan match:

U16: Pakistan shock Afghanistan to win 3-1

The 2012 AFC U16 Championship qualifiers Group B saw Pakistan defy all odds, and
expectations, to beat Afghanistan 3-1 at Ali Sabah al-Salem Stadium in Kuwait City in
a late night kick off (2330 PST). The win brought life back into Pakistan's chances of
qualifying for the next round of the championship.

Despite outplaying Pakistan throughout the game, Afghanistan's defence failed them
as Pakistan suddenly pounced just before half-time when Muhammad Bilal headed in a
bouncing long-ball past the Afghan goalie Abdullah Qader to shockingly put his side
1-0 up. Afghanistan responded by going on all out attack as they found gaps in Pak
midfield and nervy defence.

Afghanistan were then awarded a dubious penalty in 55th minute following a push
by defender Rashid Noor on an Afghan striker in the box. Mohammad Amin then duly
equalised for Afghanistan as they stepped up the pressure to take the lead but some
poor shot selection, and an offside meant it remained a tense 1-1 with Pakistan
desperate for some breathing space.


Mansoor Khan then stunned the Afghan side in 74th minute when he selfishly
side-stepped 3 Afghan defenders and volleyed in a goal for Pakistan after Afghan
goalie had saved his initial shot. The goal shocked the Afghan side who despite all
their efforts failed to test the opposition more, as Pak kept sniffing around for that
vital counter attack.

Sure enough, Pakistan put the result beyond Afghan hands as they made it 3-1 in
84th minute thanks to another Mansoor Khan special. Observers have called this win
by Pakistan U16 nothing less than a shock against Afghanistan, as it re-starts their
quest for qualification to final round in 2012.


U16: Pakistan shock Afghanistan to win 3-1 | Football Afghanistan

In our group,

Yemen 4 - 0 Pakistan
UAE 1 - 3 Kuwait


Still waiting for the results of the Afghanistan-Maldives match.

This means we cannot take a top 2 position in the table (and hence will not automatically qualify).
To get third we need to beat the Maldives by at least 7 goals.

[Haris]

Yes!!!!

Afghanistan 9 - 0 Maldives




Wow! So surprised. I knew we were going to win but I never thought it would be by such a margin.
Our boys really deserved it! We've been solid this season.

We needed 7 goals and we got 9!







We have not qualified yet however.
The teams are split into West Asia and East Asia.
The top 2 teams from each group (7 groups overall) will qualifiy and the overall best 3rd placed team will qualify (one from West Asia and one from East Asia).

So far Afghanistan is the best 3rd placed team in West Asia.
We just need to wait for the results of group C (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Bahrain, Uzbekistan) to see whether their 3rd placed team is beter than ours.

It looks likely that we will qualify! :D





Ah, if only Fahd was here.

[MohannaD]

I went to the match , the atmosphere was nice , many Afghani people were there , the beautiful flags were waving ...
Enjoyed my time with the nice Afghani people and some of the other people who are also supporters of the Afghani team . On my way out after the match I found a nice Afghani person I know, it was a nice coincidence . After the match it was like a wedding .Congratulations Afghanistan .

I didn't like the fact that there were almost no supporters for The Maldives ..

[Haris]

Good to hear.
Take some photos next time

Afghanistan smash Maldives 9-0 to claim 3rd
spot in AFC u16 Qualifiers

Afghanistan finished third after ending their impressive campaign with a 9-0 hammering
of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean islanders, who had lost all five of their previous
Group B games, restricted the scoring to a 39th minute Qader Zamen goal in the
first-half before the Afghans ran riot after the interval. Zamen added four more goals
to his individual tally (51st, 61st, 74th and 92nd) while fellow forward Mohammad Reza
Rezaie weighed in with a brace (56th and 76th). Hiyat Zia Hussain and Hussain Mehrab
also got their names on the scoresheet with goals in the 79th and 84th minutes
respectively as Afghanistan finished above the UAE on goal difference.


This means that Afghanistan have finished 3rd. The AFC gives the best 3rd place
team qualification to the final round of the AFC World Cup U17s to be played next
year. Pending on Group C result, Afghanistan are currently in the running to qualify as
the best 3rd place team. An impressive performance by the youngsters.


Afghanistan smash Maldives 9-0 to claim 3rd spot in AFC u16 Qualifiers | Football Afghanistan

[MohannaD]

Had sweets for Afghanistan's win he he

[Lemar]

So did we qualify?

Please dont tell me NO!

[Haris]

It all depends on the results from group C.

We'll know for sure by the 9th October.
I think it is likely that we will qualify though.

[Lemar]

Thanks Haris, I hope we qualify!
btw thanks for keeping this thread updated.

[Haris]

No problem.


The first matches from group C will be later today,

Bahrain v Tajikistan
India v Kyrgyzstan

[Haris]

So tommorow we find out.

Tajikistan is going to be the 3rd placed team of grop C.
They currently have 4 points and we have 5 (they won't count our 9-0 win over Maldives because it's not fair since we had an extra team in our group ).

They face Uzbekistan tommorow. Uzbekistan is one of the strongest teams winning 7-0 against Kyrgyzstan, 9-0 against India and 2-0 against Bahrain. Tajikistan is not as good so I doubt they will beat Uzbekistan.

If Tajikistan draws or loses then Afghanistan qualifies.
If they win then Afghanistan does not qualifiy.


We will see inshaAllah.

[graveyardofempires]

great news

what are they qualifying for?world cup?