The Guam U-17 national team suffered a 0-9 defeat to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Group B match 2023 Asian U-17 Cup Qualification at Pakansari Stadium, Saturday (1/10).
Ahead of the U-17 Indonesian National Team, Monday (3/10), Guam suffered from being strafed by nine goals by the UAE.
The defeat and conceded a lot can cost Guam through psychological pressure before facing the host Garuda Muda.
The UAE vs Guam result was the second match in Pakansari on the first day of qualifying in Group B after Palestine vs Malaysia.
In the opening match in Pakansari, Malaysia won 4-0 over Palestine. All of the Young Tiger goals came in the second half.
After a 0-0 draw in the first half, Malaysia destroyed Palestine through goals from Anjasmirza in the 50th minute, Faris Danish (68), Arami Wafiy (74), and Zainurhakimi Zain (87).
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The landslide victory of the UAE and Malaysia could be a trigger for Indonesia U-17 who are required to achieve similar or better results. However scoring a lot of goals can determine the fate of a team in the competition in the group stage.
Indonesia U-17 will only play their first match in Group B of the U-17 2023 Asian Cup Qualification against Guam at Pakansari Stadium, Monday (3/10).
[Gambas:Video CNN]
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