AFC U-16 Championship: South Korea dash India's hopes with a goal win

A win in the match will earn India a ticket to the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2019

8:13 PM

India go down to Korea in a thrilling encounter after a commendable effort.

8:08 PM

It's all over for India at AFC U-16 championship. 

8:05 PM

MInute 90: Three minutes of added time. 

8:02 PM

Minute 86: Korea still lead the game 1-0. 

7:48 PM

Minute 68: Korea find the back of the Indian net to make it 1-0. Jeong Sang-Bin sends the ball into the nets

7:43 PM

Minute 67: South Korea takes the lead. 1-0

7:39 PM

Minute 65: Three corners for Korea in last two minutes. 

7:38 PM

Minute 64: Corner for Korea. Cleared by Niraj. 

7:37 PM

Minute 61: Substitute for South Korea.  

7:29 PM

Minute 55 -- A dipping free-kick from Korea's no.11 stings the bar and goes out for a goal-kick

7:28 PM

Minute 54 -- Shabas Ahammed gets a yellow card for dragging the Korea's no.10 to ground. Although the Korean did go down a little too easily

7:27 PM

Minute 51 - Gibson with a stunning effort. He received the ball outside the box and unleashed a mean strike on a half-volley that must have stung the hands of the Korean goalkeeper's hand who dived to his left to parry the shot out for a corner

7:24 PM

High praise coming from India's no.1

7:22 PM

Minute 48 -- India have been more adventrous at the start of the second half, although they are yet to make something out of it.l If they keep the Koreans at bay for the nexyt 45 minutes, we will have a shootout to decide the winner of the match. No extra-time.

7:18 PM

Minute 46-- Substitution for Korea: Jeong Sang-Nim comes on for Kim Ryun

7:18 PM

The teams are back on the field at MBPJ Stadium in Malaysia. Technically, India are 45 minutes away from a spot in U-17 World Cup, although they haven't looked their best against a formidable opponent like Korea

7:11 PM

HT Report: It's all South Korea at the moment, which wasn't really unexpected, given the kind of showing they have managed in the ongoing tournament. The Indians have defended with all their might and have been successful to keep the scoresheet clean for the time being. India's goalkeeper Vikram Singh has been very busy this evening and has leapt, jumped, and dived to keep the efforts of the South Koerans out of his net. He has been succesful in doing so. India haven't ventured forward much and hte only credible attack by India came in the dying minutes of the first half, although the attack itself wasn't too remarkable.

 

The second half should follow a similar pattern but India will need to hit Korea on the break. Afterall, you can defend all night and still need to score to win. No?

7:04 PM

Minute 45+1 -- India make a rare foray forward and fancy a shot from outside the box. The shot is on target and the Korean goalkeeper has to parry it

7:02 PM

Minute 46 - Hong Sung-Wook is shown a yellow card after he wrestles Demello into the ground. A lump forming on the striker's face, it seems

6:57 PM

Minute 40 -- Vikram Singh to the resuce again. Korea continue to push forward and float a cross from the left wing to inside the box only for Vikram to leap into the air and box the delivery away

6:55 PM

Ahead of India's quarterfinal clash against his side in the ongoing AFC U-16 Championship, South Korea head coach Kim Jung Soo credited the Indian side for being "deserving quarterfinalists".

 

In the official press conference, Kim said: "India deserve to be in the quarter-final stages and each team that has qualified for the quarter finals should be considered as favourites."

 

"Each and every team has prepared under the same circumstances, but the Indian team has done well for themselves in the group stages," he certified

6:52 PM

Minute 36 -- India's goalkeeper Vikram Singh has been very busy this evening. He is summoned to duty again as Korea drives one from outside the box. Vikram stretches himself full length to parry it for a corner

6:47 PM

Minute 30 -- India get a free-kick. Toiva Singh takes it from the midfield but his kick is overhit and the Korean goalkeeper gleefuly smothers it

6:45 PM

Minute 28 -- A dangling leg by R S Kim brings down Vikram who was looking to start a rare Indian attack down the right flank

6:41 PM

Minute 24 -- Korea continue to press forward. Another attack starts after India loses possession cheaply in the midfield. At the moment, the Indian clots are finding it difficult to even cross the half line

6:32 PM

Minute 15 -- Korea get a corner but the Indian defence line clears it comfortably

6:30 PM

Minute 14 -- The first shot of the match is here as the Koreans swarm the Indian box and pull the trigger only for India's Niraj Kumar to parry it back

6:25 PM

Minute 5 -- Vikram Singh tries a through ball, but his pass is overhit and the attack fizzels out

6:24 PM

6:23 PM

The last time The Clots reached this stage, they lost to Korea 1-3. Maybe the record can change now