Indonesian U-16 National Team
TOPKATA News – The Indonesian U-16 National Team confirmed a ticket to the semifinals after the last match of Group A of the AFF Cup defeated Vietnam 2-1 at the Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Saturday, August 6, 2022.
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With this result, Indonesia won 9 points. The result of three wins and lead the standings. While Vietnam is in second place with 6 points.
As is known, the team that has the right to qualify for the semifinals is the winner of each group, which consists of Groups A, B, and C plus one runner-up from the three groups.
If one team manages to top the standings in its group, practically that team will automatically qualify for the semifinals.
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While the Vietnam U-16 National Team still has to wait for the results of the final match in Groups B and C.
Because, the chance for the Vietnam U-16 national team to qualify for the semifinals can only be achieved through the best runner-up. Now, The Golden Star Muda is sitting at the top of the best runner-up standings for the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup.
Vietnam U-16 national team collected 6 points with a goal difference of +8. The Vietnam U-16 national team is 2 points ahead of Thailand and Myanmar, who occupy the second and third positions respectively in the best runner-up standings.
Seeing this condition, the Vietnamese media, Tuoitre.vn, assessed that the Vietnam U-16 national team was threatened with an early elimination from the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup. Because now they can only wait for the results of the final match of the other 2 groups.
“In the end, the U-16 Indonesian National Team won 2-1 against the U-16 Vietnam National Team. With this result, the U-16 Indonesian National Team won 9 points after 3 matches, topped Group A and went straight to the semifinals,” wrote Tuoitre.vn, reported on Sunday, August 7, 2022.
“While the Vietnam U-16 national team only has 6 points, the difference is +8 and is forced to wait for the results of the matches in Groups B and C which will take place on August 7 and 8, respectively,” he continued.
“Losing to Indonesia, the Vietnam U-16 national team is threatened with being eliminated from the group stage of the 2022 AFF U-16 Cup. The U-16 Vietnam national team must wait for the results of the last matches in Groups B and C. Vietnam’s U-16 national team has a narrow chance,” concluded the Vietnamese media. . (*)
