Qatar seal Knockout berth, Indonesia stun Australia

SUPERB INDONESIA DEFEAT AUSTRALIA FOR HISTORIC WINDoha: Debutants Indonesia pulled off their first ever win in AFC U23 Asian Cup™ history after edging Australia 1-0 on Thursday evening at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium as Komang Teguh’s first-half header, along with a standout display from goalkeeper Ernando Ari, who saved a penalty, saw them make history in their second Group A fixture.READ MOREDRAMATIC LATE WINNER SENDS QATAR THROUGHDoha: Mohamed Manai came off the bench to head in the deciding goal deep into added time for Qatar on Thursday evening in their AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ encounter against Jordan to seal a 2-1 win at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, which sent the Group B leaders to the Quarter-finals for the third time.READ MOREJAPAN EYE SECOND WIN, UAE LOOK TO BOUNCE BACKDoha: Go Oiwa is targeting back to back wins at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ for Japan on Friday evening when they face the United Arab Emirates at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, which could potentially take them through to the next round, while Marcelo Broli will have to motivate his charges to get their Group B campaign back on track following a last-gasp defeat in their opener.READ MOREIRAQ AND TAJIKISTAN MAINTAIN POSITIVE MINDSETDoha: While they may have both suffered defeats in their respective Group C openers at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™, Iraq head coach Radhi Shenaishil and his Tajikistan counterpart Mubin Ergashev have remained optimistic ahead of their meeting at the Al Janoub Stadium on Friday and vowed that their teams are ready to go for the win.READ MORE