AFC U-16 Championship QF Results

aleague · Post by **aleague** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:06 am

QF1

Iran 5-1 Australia

AFC U-16 Championship hosts Iran outlined their championship credentials with an impressive 5-1 quarter-final win over Australia on Sunday that booked their place in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

QF2

Iraq 3-1 Kuwait

Iraq booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship and with it a place in next year's FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Kuwait in a their quarter-final clash at the PAS Stadium on Sunday.

QF3

Korea Republic 1-1 Uzbekistan (3-5 Pens)

Tournament’s leading scorer Hwang Hee-chan went from hero to zero as his stoppage-time goal extended the match to the penalty-shootout but his flopped penalty dump Korea Republic out of the competition following Uzbekistan’s 5-3 penalty-shootout win in the quarter-final of the AFC U-16 Championship on Sunday.

QF4

Syria 1-2 Japan

Japanese forward Koki Sugimori scored a goal within one minute of entering into the field as late goals help Japan to book a berth in the semi-final of the AFC U-16 Championship 2012 after they defeated a spirited Syrian side 2-1 in one of the thrilling quarter-finals of Sunday.