AFC – GOA, UAE Coach Abbas Chamanian already has one eye on the AFC U-16 Championship India 2016 quarter-finals as Islamic Republic of Iran prepare to face off with the United Arab Emirates in Group A at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Iranians endured a tough opening 45 minutes to the continental competition, trailing 2-0 to Saudi Arabia at half-time, but responded emphatically after the interval as goals from Allahyar Sayyad, Mohammed Ghaderi and Alireza Asadabadi secured a 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n
Next up for Chamanian\u2019s Iran is a UAE side who also claimed a come-from-behind 3-2 win, against hosts India, in their first match of the AFC youth tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very important for both teams to win this game because the winner of the group may have an easier game in the quarter-finals,\u201d said coach Chamanian.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have analysed UAE\u2019s game against India and have knowledge of their system. They\u2019re a good team and were able to come back into the game and defeat the hosts.\u201d<\/p>\n
UAE, meanwhile, played out a similar scenario in their first game at the tournament by coming from 2-1 down at half-time to eventually record an impressive 3-2 scoreline over India thanks to Manea Aydh\u2019s winner 16 minutes from time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to congratulate Iran for their win against Saudi Arabia; we will now look at that game and study their positive and negative points,\u201d said coach Abdelmajeed Al Nemer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will try to find a way to get a good result against them. We are going to look for three points but the minimum we expect is a point.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s other Group A encounter pits Nicolai Adam\u2019s India against Saudi Arabia in a tie that both teams will be looking to register their first points of the competition.<\/p>\n
After an outstanding opening 45 minutes by Adam\u2019s team, the young Blue Tigers let a 2-1 lead slip before eventually succumbing to a 3-2 defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe atmosphere after the opening match was not good,\u201d said Adam. \u201cBut I told them we have to suck it in and experience the suffering, and that energy we will put into the next game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t consider the game a must-win \u2013 we will continue our work. But we want to win and we will do our best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia also put in a dominant first-half showing in their opening fixture but were poor after the restart, and will now be looking for a positive response against the hosts.<\/p>\n
\u201cLosing the first game, especially in such a scenario, was of course upsetting for the whole team,\u201d said coach Mohammed Al Abdali. \u201cBut we have worked on maintaining the players\u2019 confidence and I hope they will show great spirit tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndia is a good team and we expect a tough game. Both sides need to win, which makes the task harder \u2013 we need the win as much as they do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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