{"id":22818,"date":"2015-10-06T14:47:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T21:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=22818"},"modified":"2015-10-06T14:47:44","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T21:47:44","slug":"afc-u-19-championship-2016-qualifiers-iran-advance-with-100-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2015\/10\/06\/afc-u-19-championship-2016-qualifiers-iran-advance-with-100-record\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC U-19 Championship 2016 Qualifiers: Iran advance with 100% record"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFC – MASHHAD, Iran scored either side of half-time to defeat Kuwait 2-0 in Tuesday\u2019s top-of-the-table clash and take their place at the AFC U-19 Championship as Group E winners, with the Gulf side finishing second in the standings above Jordan, who ended their qualifying campaign in third following a 3-0 defeat of Nepal in the earlier game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imperious Iran had stormed into pole position ahead of the final round of matches having defeated Nepal (10-0) and Jordan (3-0), while Kuwait had kept themselves in contention for a guaranteed place in next year\u2019s finals in Bahrain by going into the decisive fixture with four points from a possible six following a defeat of Jordan (2-1) and a surprise 1-1 draw with the Nepalese.<\/p>\n

Kuwait looked to have kept Iran at bay in the first half until skipper Reza Chaab put the home side 1-0 up four minutes into stoppage-time with his fifth of the qualifiers before a 62nd minute Omid Nor Afkan effort sealed Iran\u2019s place at the AFC U-19 Championship with a perfect record after a campaign that saw them score 15 times and concede none over their three matches at the Samen Al Aemeh Stadium.<\/p>\n

Iran will join the nine other group winners and five best second-placed teams (which will be confirmed in due course) at the AFC U-19 Championship, with hosts Bahrain receiving automatic entry to next year\u2019s 16-team tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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