Indonesian National Team U-17 recorded a very convincing goal productivity in three games 2023 Asian U-17 Cup QualificationHowever, the majority of the success of Arkhan Kaka Putra and his friends in entering the ball will not be counted in the race for the best runner-up position.
Up to three matches of the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup Qualification, the U-17 Indonesian National Team has already packed 19 goals and only conceded two goals.
It’s just that 16 goals, 14 goals each against Guam and two goals against Palestine will not count if Indonesia has to fight for tickets to the U-17 Asian Cup finals through the runner-up route.
Goals against Guam and Palestine do not count because the two countries are ranked fourth and fifth.
While there are other groups that only contain three teams, thus to equalize the records against the fourth and fifth places are not considered.
The group containing three teams is Group H, namely Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Mongolia. Timor Leste actually joined in this group but they withdrew.
Group J also contains three teams after Sri Lanka withdrew leaving Uzbekistan, South Korea and Brunei.
Whereas in a group of four teams, duels against the bottom team are also not counted. All are intended to uniform the number of matches in each group.
Thus, the only match that will be counted is the duel against the United Arab Emirates when Indonesia won 3-2, plus the result against Malaysia later.
Indonesia will certainly fight for tickets via the best runner-up path if it loses to Malaysia in the last match, which will take place on Sunday (9/10) night.
Meanwhile, if they win or draw against Malaysia, it is certain that Indonesia will still lead the Group B standings and will immediately qualify for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup.
The ten group winners will qualify automatically for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup, while the six best runners-up will advance to the finals.
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