Indonesian National U-17 recorded a very compelling target productivity in three games Asian Cup qualification U-17 2023However, most of Arkhan Kaka Putra and his friends’ success in getting into the ball will not be counted in the race for best second place.
Up to three games of the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers U-17, the Indonesian U-17 national team has already scored 19 goals and conceded only two.
It’s just that 16 goals, 14 goals each against Guam and two goals against Palestine will not count if Indonesia has to fight for tickets to the U-17 Asian Cup finals through the run-up to second place.
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Goals against Guam and Palestine do not count because the two countries are in fourth and fifth place.
While there are other groups that contain only three teams, so to draw the records against fourth and fifth place are not taken into account.
The group containing three teams is Group H, namely Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Mongolia. Timor Leste actually joined this group but withdrew.
Group J also contains three teams after Sri Lanka withdrew leaving Uzbekistan, South Korea and Brunei.
Whereas in a group of four teams, duels against the last team are also not counted. All of them aim to standardize the number of matches in each group.
Therefore, the only match that will be counted will be the duel against the United Arab Emirates when Indonesia won 3-2, plus the result against Malaysia later on.
Indonesia will definitely fight for best second-place tickets if they lose to Malaysia in the last match, which will take place on Sunday evening (9/10).
In the meantime, in the event of a win or draw against Malaysia, it is certain that Indonesia will still lead the Group B standings and immediately qualify for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup.
The ten group winners will automatically qualify for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup, while the six best runners-up will advance to the final.
(NVA / NVA)
