Qantas Young Socceroos defeat Chinese Taipei
The Qantas Young Socceroos have defeated Chinese Taipei 4-0 in their second match of the AFC U-19 Championship 2010 Qualification tournament in Bandung, Indonesia last night.
After a scoreless first half, which was played in heavy rain, the Qantas Young Socceroos scored four unanswered goals in the second half to take another valuable three points.
The deadlock was broken in the 68th minute when Qantas Young Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Birighitti played a ball down the middle of the park to Ben Kantarovski, who passed to Eli Babalj on the left hand side. Babalj beat his defender and then neatly placed the ball into the corner of the goal, past the outstretching hand of the Chinese Taipei goalkeeper.
Two minutes later the lead was extended when a corner from Tom Oar was placed into the 6 yard box and met by an unmarked Dylan McGowan who headed home easily.
In the 81st minute Tom Oar was again involved in the action when he made an attacking run into the box from the left side, beating 2 defenders and then slipping a pass to Eli Babalj. Babalj calmly slotted his shot past the keeper from a tight angle to score his second goal of the match.
The scoring was completed just before fulltime after Nikola Stanojevic was brought down in the penalty box by a Chinese Taipei defender. Steve Lustica made no mistake converting the resulting penalty.
Qantas Young Socceroos Head Coach Jan Versleijen was very happy with the final result after the match.
“We had to wait a long time before we scored our first goal, although we put a lot of pressure on Chinese Taipei in the first half with plenty of balls inside their penalty area”, said Versleijen.
“Because we kept the pressure and pace high, after we scored the first goal we broke their resistance.
“To score three more goals was a good reflection of the difference between the teams.
“Due to the depth in the squad I was able to make changes which allowed us more opportunities,” concluded Versleijen.
In the other matches, Japan defeated Indonesia 7-0 and Hong Kong were 2-1 winners over Singapore. The Qantas Young Socceroos will face Singapore in their next match of the tournament on Thursday evening.
The top two teams from the AFC U-19 Championship 2010 Qualifiers will progress to the AFC U-19 Championship 2010 which will be held from 1-16 November. The host nation for the tournament will be determined later this month by the AFC Competitions Committee who are considering hosting bids from China, Thailand and Indonesia.
Qantas Young Socceroos 4 (Eli Babalj 68-/81-, Dylan McGowan 70-, Steve Lustica 90-(pen)) Chinese Taipei 0
Qantas Young Socceroos line-up: Mark Birighitti, Nikola Stanojevic, Dylan McGowan, Sam Gallagher, Rhyan Grant, Ben Kantarovski (c), Kofi Danning (Josh McVey 67-) , Steve Lustica, Tom Oar, Kliment Taseski (Eli Babalj 38-), Karem Bulut (James Virgili 67-)
Substitutes Not Used: Daniel Bowles, Chris Bush, Jason Davidson, Petar Franjic, Brendan Hamill, Robbie Kolak (gk), Jared Lum, Dimitrios Petratos, Lawrence Thomas (gk),
AFC U-19 Championship 2010 Qualifiers Official Standings and Match Schedule - Group F
Team P W D L F A GD Pts JAPAN 2 2 0 0 11 0 11 6 AUSTRALIA 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 6 SINGAPORE 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 HONG KONG 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3 CHINESE TAIPEI 2 0 0 2 0 8 -8 0 INDONESIA 2 0 0 2 0 8 -8 0
All matches will be played at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia
Date Match Kick-Off Local (WIB) Kick-Off AEDT 7 November 2009 Indonesia 0:1 Singapore 3:00pm 7:00pm 7 November 2009 Japan 4:0 Chinese Taipei 6:00pm 10:00pm 7 November 2009 Australia 3:1 Hong Kong 9:00pm 1:00am 9 November 2009 Japan 7:0 Indonesia 3:00pm 7:00pm 9 November 2009 Singapore 1:2 Hong Kong 6:00pm 10:00pm 9 November 2009 Chinese Taipei 0:4 Australia 9:00pm 1:00am 12 November 2009 Chinese Taipei v Indonesia 3:00pm 7:00pm 12 November 2009 Australia v Singapore 6:00pm 10:00pm 12 November 2009 Hong Kong v Japan 9:00pm 1:00am 14 November 2009 Singapore v Japan 3:00pm 7:00pm 14 November 2009 Hong Kong v Chinese Taipei 6:00pm 10:00pm 14 November 2009 Indonesia v Australia 9:00pm 1:00am 17 November 2009 Australia v Japan 3:00pm 7:00pm 17 November 2009 Hong Kong v Indonesia 6:00pm 10:00pm 17 November 2009 Chinese Taipei v Singapore 9:00pm 1:00am
Time Code: Local time = WIB = Western Indonesia Standard Time (UTC + 7) AEDT = Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC + 11)
For more information regarding the AFC U19 Championship 2010 Qualifiers, please visit www.the-afc.com
Qantas Young Socceroos Squad List AFC U-19 Championship 2010 Qualifiers Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia 7-17 November 2009
Player Club, Country Eli Babalj AIS Mark Birighitti (gk) Adelaide United Daniel Bowles Brisbane Roar Youth Karem Bulut Sydney FC Youth Chris Bush AIS Kofi Danning Sydney FC Jason Davidson Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal Petar Franjic Melbourne Victory Youth Sam Gallagher Sydney FC Rhyan Grant Sydney FC Brendan Hamill AIS Benjamin Kantarovski Newcastle Jets Robbie Kolak (gk) Newcastle Jets Youth Jared Lum AIS Steven Lustica Gold Coast United Dylan McGowan Hearts FC, Scotland Josh McVey Brisbane Roar Youth Thomas Oar Brisbane Roar Dimitrios Petratos Sydney FC Youth Nikola Stanojevic AIS Kliment Taseski Melbourne Victory Youth Lawrence Thomas (gk) AIS James Virgili Newcastle Jets Youth